Database saved as collection reflecting incorrect strange column headers "afvw", "bnse"?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have a Sharepoint database. I store it in a collection and model it and use it for multiple purposes in my PowerApp. However, when I added 10 new columns to it and when I am storing it in a collection, the headers of the new columns are not appearing correctly. Please refer to the below screenshot. The name of the columns are "Resource_BCS", "Resource_BCS2", "Resource_BCS3" etc.

Please note if I am using the database directly in a data table or form, the headers are coming right but when I am storing them as a collection, the headers are acting weird. How do I fix it?

Regards,

Aakash 

[rsaikrishna]

@Anonymous 

While storing the collection, you can give the name to the fields as mentioned below:

This show all the fields are they are in SP list:

ClearCollect(colSharePointItems, <SharePointList datasource>)

This will show partial set of fields:

ClearCollect(colSharePointItems, ShowColumns(<SharePointList datasource>, "Column1", "Column2"))

Note: Column1 , Column2 are actual column names in the SP list.

This will set your custom field names:

ClearCollect(colSharePointItems, <SharePointList datasource>, {Field1: Column1, Field2: Column2})

Now, Field1, Field2 are the display names in the collection.

Please share your collection code to see more internal details.

Regards

Krishna Rachakonda

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[Anonymous]

@rsaikrishna Thanks for the suggestion but I knew it in the first place.  The reason I didn't follow that approach is because I have more than 60 columns.

Do you know why this issue is happening in the first place? Isn't this a bug? 

@Msft 

[rsaikrishna · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous 

I did not run into this issue earlier but I noticed that there is a post which talked about the same. I hope this can be helpful.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Collection-column-names-not-displaying-correctly/td-p/50553

Regards

Krishna Rachakonda

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[Anonymous]

@rsaikrishna Thank you for referring that thread. The problem described and the solution suggested was exactly what I was needed.

Regards,

Aakash