Deep linking url returning blank Fields

[Tiksha]

Hello Everyone,

I have created a form with Homeowner fields which is submitting the data and also sending a link of the same form in (View mode) via an email. Now I'm getting the blank fields, when first time I click to that link. Url is perfectly fine.

Also Refresh the datasource

Note :- Here I'm not using Form Control and using Excel one drive as data source.

I'm unable to understand, where I'm getting wrong.

The Code, I used onStart of App

If(!IsBlank(Param("HomeownerId"))&&(Param("Screen")="False"),Set(_assignEstimator, true);Set(HomeownerRecord,LookUp(HomeownerInfo_Sheet,HomeownerId=Param("HomeownerId"))));

 Also tried to set Default property of TextInput field

If(
    _editingHomeownerRequest||_assignEstimator,
    If(IsBlank(HomeownerRecord.Name) || IsEmpty(HomeownerRecord.Name),LookUp(HomeownerInfo_Sheet,HomeownerId=Param("HomeownerId"),Name),HomeownerRecord.Name),
    ""
)

The Url link I'm creating to send it Via Email:-

<a href="https://apps.powerapps.com/play/d0dde7ea-80f9-411d-83c6-bc4350af7e74?tenantId=4aca4708-bb1c-4d8b-922d-9c07957da90c?HomeownerId=@{triggerBody()['text']}&Screen=&@{triggerBody()['boolean_1']}">Click here</a>

The data gets load on refreshing page multiple times. But I want data must be visible immediately after clicking on  Hyperlink

Please help me figuring out the solution

Thanks in Advance 🙂

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @Tiksha ,

You are sending the link in a Flow (you have referred to triggerbody) and did not include the Flow (so I cannot comment on that). You also can only have one ? in a URL - the second one should be &HomeownerId.

The other thing here that is important (which I think is your issue) is that if you are using StartScreen for your navigation, this will execute before OnStart and your Variable will not be immediately set (hence the need to refresh).

I have resorted to using a "Landing page" with Welcome etc with a button at the bottom in both text and action running both navigation and the Variable setting.

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[Tiksha]

This is the code I'm using on StartScreen

If(!IsBlank(Param("HomeownerId"))&&(Param("Screen")="False"), HomeownerInformationScreen,Homescreen)

I didn't get which variables I need to refresh and where.

Here is the flow. The Url I'm passing via mail

If DataSource, Then I even refreshed it on OnStart Screen

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @Tiksha ,

The point here is that this is a deficiency of the StartScreen function (Variables set at App OnStart are not always set when you land on the screen). The other option is to set the variables at Screen OnVisible. You could also easily send that mail direct from Power Apps (Office365.SendEmailV2) without the Flow, but this is not your issue here.

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