Default user for Office365Users.SearchUser search

[UnitedLexAdmin]

In my app I'm searching for users within my org based on text from a label in my app. If there is no text in label it defaults to a user and I want to be able to control which user it defaults to.

Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:SMEHiddenKey.Text, top:1})

SMEHiddenKey is the label that is being searched.

Any thoughts on how to change the default?

[RezaDorrani]

Hi @UnitedLexAdmin 

Add an if statement to check if the label is blank, if yes do not query search users

Regards,

Reza Dorrani

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[UnitedLexAdmin]

Thanks, @RezaDorrani .

I'm fairly new to this and I'm having a hard time creating the statement. This is what I got so far:

If(IsBlank(SMEHiddenKey), Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:SMEHiddenKey.Text, top:1}))

This is throwing all sorts of errors, so I'm sure I'm messing something up.

[RezaDorrani]

@UnitedLexAdmin 

Do not worry, PowerApps is fun and easy

Assuming you are using this formula on the Text property of a Label control, then the below should work

If(IsBlank(SMEHiddenKey.Text),"",First(Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:SMEHiddenKey.Text,top:1})).DisplayName)

If you are using this formula on some other control property, please let me know

Regards,

Reza Dorrani

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[UnitedLexAdmin]

@RezaDorrani  Thanks for helping out. I'm using this in a gallery under the Items property. I tried your formula and there is an error.

Thanks!

[RezaDorrani · Accepted solution]

Hi @UnitedLexAdmin ,

Use If(!IsBlank(SMEHiddenKey.Text),Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:SMEHiddenKey.Text,top:1})) as Items Property for your gallery

Regards,

Reza Dorrani

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[chico]

thank you, 

this little hint just gave me a good boost in my own little project!

[jharville]

Hello! Quick question. I'm doing something similar and wondering what is it inside the parentheses of your search term. Is that the group of O365 Users you're trying to pull from?

I am trying to use a combo-box to create a People-Picker from a specific group using O365 Users as a connector. 

If the group of users in my O365 Users is called "testGroup" , AND my combo-box for my people-picker is called "testComboBox" , would this be the correct syntax for code? There are no errors when I input this code, but the combo-box isn't pulling up any results in my form. Thank you!

Sort(
    Office365Users.SearchUser(
        If(
            IsBlank(testComboBox.SearchText),
            {searchTerm: "testGroup"},
            {searchTerm: testComboBox.SearchText}
        )
    ),
    Surname
)