How to Generate Dynamic Year List

[itsmeqp]

I am wondering if there is a way to generate dynamic list within PowerApps. 

My scenario is if I define  a StartYear, I would like the app to generate a collection of years from StartYear to EndYear, or in my specific case, Year(Now()). I am trying to avoid manually hardcoding the years.  

Example:

StartYear = 2017

CollectionYear would contain:

• 2017
• 2018
• 2019

then when New Years rolls around, 2020 would be included in the list.

[Pstork1]

This would be tough to do in PowerApps, but could easily be done in a Flow attached to the PowerApp.  Then return the collection to PowerApps.

The Flow -

• Initalize an Array variable,
• Build a Loop,
  • starting with the first year use the AddToTime to add a year,
  • save the year of the result,
  • if its equalto or greater than now exit the loop

[RezaDorrani]

Hi @itsmeqp 

To do this with PowerApps 

First create a collection - this would be the hardcoding part

Here you can go upto 100 based on the number of years difference between todays year and the year user enters

So if you think it would be max 50 - then below array should go to 50

ClearCollect(ColNum,{Val:0},{Val:1},{Val:2},{Val:3},{Val:4},{Val:5},{Val:6},{Val:7},{Val:8},{Val:9},{Val:10})

Execute the above on App On Start

Then 

To get the years collection

Clear(colYears);ForAll(ColNum,If(Val<=(Year(Now())-2017),Collect(colYears,{Years:Year(Now())-Val})))

where 2017 - can be replaced by the data (numeric) that user enters

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[JamesHeitmeyer]

No prob.
1. On App start set a variable to your start date. Add variable to collection.
2. Add a timer, OnStart increment your variable and add to collection.
3. Timer repeat If( var_StartYear = Year(Today()), false, true)
4. Hide Timer.
EDIT 5. Timer autoStart needs to be set as well If( var_StartYear = Year(Today()), false, true) or it will keep counting.

A variation of this found here:
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/News-Announcements/How-to-do-ForEach-or-Do-while-loops-in-power-...