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Yes try like this.
Presuming a Form called Form1 and a button called Button1 and a data source called List01 (such as a SharePoint List, for example):
Form1 DefaultMode
FormMode.New
Form1 Item
If(!IsBlank(First(Coll_Last_Submit)),First(Coll_Last_Submit),Defaults(List01))
//Instead of List01 above, use the name of your SharePoint List or data source.
Form1 OnSuccess
Clear(Coll_Last_Submit);Collect(Coll_Last_Submit,Form1.LastSubmit);Patch(Coll_Last_Submit,First(Coll_Last_Submit),{ID:Blank()})
or
ClearCollect(Coll_Last_Submit,Form1.LastSubmit);Patch(Coll_Last_Submit,First(Coll_Last_Submit),{ID:Blank()})
Button1 OnSelect
SubmitForm(Form1);
This should work, and the New form after submit, will have all the previous values based on the last submitted record, but still be a new form mode. After the next submit, it should create a brand new record.
If the above does not work, properly i.e. for example, if for some reason it just keeps editing the same last submitted record over and over again, it could be because the part where Patch of Blank() value for ID, might not work and not actually remove the ID (thus editing the same last submitted record over and over again), unless a specific setting is turned on in the app called Formula-level error management . So if it does not work, try these steps as well below first:
1. Click on Settings
2. In the modal, click on Upcoming Features -> Preview -> Formula-level error management - set this toggle, to "On"
3. Close this modal.
4. Save and Publish the app.
5. Close the whole Power Apps editor.
6. Go to make.powerapps.com, select the right environment, find your app for editing, and open it up for editing. If you just made this app recently and it's missing from the list for some reason, just try making a new blank app, and the one that is missing might now appear in the list.
7. Try the app now and see if it works.
This setting has been around for quite a long time, it is often turned on for this kind of scenario, the fact that it is labeled "Preview" may not be so much of a concern, I doubt the feature is going away in the future. While that is technically subject to change, I am not able to think of a better way to accomplish your scenario. First try and see if it works with the Formula-level error management setting off (the default). If it does, then great. If it does not (and I suspect that it might not), this setting Formula-level error management may have to be set to On for this solution to work properly. Please note that after turning it on, it may be necessary to close and reopen the app for editing as stated in the above steps, if it is still not making a new record on each submit, so that the setting could fully take effect.
See if it helps @RoB-E
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