Text Inputs

[JakeLepak]

So I am using a slight variation of the Meeting Capture Template in PowerApps, and I was wondering if there was anyway to fill out text inputs of a selected meeting a few days in advance, leave the app, return a few days later to the selected meeting, and have the text inputs retain the same text that I entered in a few days prior.

Sorry if it is a little vague. I would be willing to further clarify if anybody can help me.

[Rebetcha]

You need to create some place to temporarily store your data and make a reference to the meeting. Data stored in the app in collections and variables and such are erased as soon as you exit the app.

[JakeLepak]

Ok I will try that! I figured that Collect and SaveData would be the functions that I would use, but do you have any idea what functions I would use to reference that temporary data? 

[v-xida-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @JakeLepak,

I agree with @Rebetcha's thought almost, and I think your thought is proper.

You could consider take a try to save the text that you filled within the selected meeting into a Collection using Collect function firstly, then use the SaveData function to store the Collection into your local device. 

When you open your selected meeting later, using the LoadData function to load the Collection into your app.

Please take a try with the following workaround:

Set the OnSelect property of a Button control to following formula (Save Collection into a Temporary data😞

Collect(
    TemporaryData,
     {
      Field1:Field1Value,
      Field2:Field2Value,
      ...
     }
);
SaveData(TemporaryData,"TempData")

Note: The Filed1, Field2, ... represents the Text fields (whose value you want to save as a temporary data) within your selected meeting.

Set the OnStart property of the first screen of your app to following formula:

ClearCollect(TemporaryData,{});
LoadData(TemporaryData,"TempData",true)

Then when you open the selected meeting later, you could reference the temporary data within the Text fields of your selected meeting from the TemporaryData collection.

Please check and see if the following blog would help in your scenario:

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/build-offline-apps-with-new-powerapps-capabilities/

More details about the SaveData and LoadData function in PowerApps, please check the following article:

SaveData and LoadData function

Best regards,

Kris

[JakeLepak]

Hi @v-xida-msft,

I tired using the coding that you used, but when I tried to open the meeting again, it said

LoadData(TemporaryData,"TempData",true) 

 had an error message that said

"There was a problem loading your data. Data canot be loaded when running in a web browser"

Do you have any idea what the problem is?

[Rebetcha]

Awesome! Learned something myself. 🙂

[Rebetcha]

It is not mentioned in the support article, but according to some comments of people on the article these functions do not work using the browser. They probably only work in the Mobile or Windows app.

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @JakeLepak,

Just an update -- Currently, the SaveData function and LoadData fucntion only works within PowerApps Mobile App of Mobile Device (iOS device, Android device and Windows phone).

Please check and see the following thread for more details:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Discussion/How-can-I-use-SaveData-to-temporarily-hold-co...

Please take a try to run your app within PowerApps Mobile App of Mobile Device, then check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,

Kris