Hi,
The dropdown control doesn't allow typing any text like in a SharePoint lookup field.
Does anyone know if it's possible to create a custom lookup field not necessarily bound to a SharePoint list?
Thanks,
Anton
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Hi @afernando,
If here you mean to enable typing within a custom Dropdown control, then this is not available under PowerApps, currently.
There are ideas submitted on this:
Allow text input in the dropdown control offered under PowerApps Insert tab
Suggestions from @nickduxfield should mean to restrict field value within allowed values, you may also take the following thread as a reference.
Regards,
Michael
You can use a textinput together with an allowed values field or dropdown on the same datacard, to have a lookup like field.
1.Add a dropdown control
Set the items to ["Choice1","Choice2","Choice3","Choice4"]
2. You can also convert an exisiting single line of text field from a SharePoint List where you wanted a lookup column, and change the control type to AllowedValues. Then you can do the above like a dropdown control.
3. Create a collection from another SharePoint List with the lookup values you want. Then apply that to a dropdown. This way you can have a choice field from another SharePoint List as a collection, or the collection from scratch.
You can also convert an exisiting single line of text field from a SharePoint List where you wanted a lookup column, and change the control type to AllowedValues. Then you can do the above like a dropdown control.
Thanks for your comment. Can you please explain how can I change the control type to AllowedValues?
Cheers
Look at my answer on this post: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps-Forum/Drop-down-local-values/m-p/53621#M22264
Hi @afernando,
If here you mean to enable typing within a custom Dropdown control, then this is not available under PowerApps, currently.
There are ideas submitted on this:
Allow text input in the dropdown control offered under PowerApps Insert tab
Suggestions from @nickduxfield should mean to restrict field value within allowed values, you may also take the following thread as a reference.
Regards,
Michael
You can use a textinput together with an allowed values field or dropdown on the same datacard, to have a lookup like field.
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