Select multiple items in Gallery

[boonyar]

Hi

I like to know if is possible to select multiple items in a Gallery of items. I tried to hold CTRL-Click but couldn't effect the multiple selection. Any idea will be helpful.

Thank You,

Cheers,

Boon Yar

[Perumal]

Currently the Gallery control does not support multi-selection. I don't know your use-case for the multi-selection, but you can try the below workaraound. The workaround works by adding a checkbox in the gallery items and a collection to hold the selected items.

1. Add a CheckBox in the gallery control. 

2. Use a collection to hold the selected items. Update the "OnSelect" of Checkbox control with "Collect(SelectedItems,ThisItem)"

Now everytime, you select an item in the gallery, its get added to the collection. You can use this collection for further processing. 

Below is the sample tried with this idea. On the right-side you can view the selected items added to a collection.

Hope this helps you.

[boonyar]

Hi Perumal,

Ok sure let me try that workaround.

My use case was I am trying to match a selected list of items with another collection. Anyway I will give this a go and see how it goes.

Cheers

Boon Yar

[boonyar]

Hi Perumal,

Thanks for the suggestion. I managed to get the option field added but not entirely get what i need. I am testing if I were to check multiple records, it will show me all records relating to the selected items. But I could not get this, everytime it only shows relating records of only one of the selected items in the gallery.

Multi select team members

 This is Gallery1_3

It should display relating records of Boon Yar(Aeris) as well

 So on this second screen, my items formula read like this:

Items = Filter(Calendar,Name=Gallery1_3.Selected.Name)

I get a feeling what I filter is like only the first selected record and not all selected items. So instead of say Name =.... wondering if there is a way to get Name in {.... selected items..}

Thanks for your advice 🙂

Cheers,

Boon Yar

[Perumal · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I have suggested to use Collection.

Example:

In Screen1, on the the "OnSelect" of Checkbox control have the below formula, which will add the selected items to the collection.

OnSelect: Collect(SelectedItems,ThisItem)

In Screen2, have a gallery control with "SelectedItems" collection as source.

I think, this clarifies you.

[AmitLoh-Powerap]

There is one issue I noticed. When you scroll up and down the selected check box value disappears... Do you see the issue?

[Bri · Accepted solution]

I believe in your other browse gallery on the next screen, you want to add, "SelectedItems" to the Items field in the Data section. That will point the browse gallery on the other sreen to the items selected, and stored in your collection.

Hope this helps!

[boonyar]

Sorry guys for the slow response... 

After learning powerapps through a few implementations, yes totally agree with your suggested solution.

Thanks alot !!

[boonyar]

Hi AmitLoh,

Actually I didnt get that problem, do you want to explain more on this so that everyone can share.

Thanks

Boon Yar

[boonyar]

Hi Bri,

Yes tested it works! Thank you!

Cheers,

Boon Yar