How can I create row numbers in a collection?

[Anonymous]

I have a collection I am creating from a SharePoint list. I would like to add row numbers to it so I can reference each item in the collection individually. Any ideas?

[mdevaney · Accepted solution]

@pwrappr1
Every SharePoint list includes an ID field by default. It is a unique row number you can reference individually. Does that work for you?

If you want to make a new column with a unique row number I suggest you check out this blog post by forum user Tim Leung: http://powerappsguide.com/blog/post/generating-row-numbers

Note: you may have to unhide the column to see it in your SharePoint List webpage but PowerApps will already be pulling this field in.

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[datamaster]

Hi @Anonymous  I have a blog post on https://officepoweruser.com/how-to-make-a-gallery-control-automatically-scroll-in-powerapps/ that creates a row number. I think this will help you!

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[Anonymous]

@mdevaney  and @datamaster , thank you both for responding. What worked for me was the link @mdevaney provided. Really helpful.

[animeking]

This is a great solution, but how can you sort the new collection? I tried using the Sort(Gallery1, Points, Descending), but it's not working. I'm trying to make this work for our leaderboard solution. I hope someone can revisit this and help me out. Thank you!