Urgent!! Functions working on the background

[Anonymous]

Hello Powerapps,

How do I make powerapps to do fucntions behind the sceens? 

I want a way to update a collection without pressing a button. The code code be in a button, I do not want the users to click on it. 

Thanks,

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[RezaDorrani · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

you could use OnVisible function of screne to perform operations

You could also use a timer control to do certian operations periodically

You could also create a button (visible false) which does the actions you need and call it using the Select function when required. example: Select(buttonname) will trigger the code

Regards,

Reza Dorrani

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[yashag2255 · Accepted solution]

Hey @Anonymous 

You can create a timer to do so. Set it on a repeat mode and enter the duration as per requirement. You can set the "Visible" property to false. Also, you can write the collect() expression either on TimerStart or Timer End.

Auto-Start -> Enable 

Repeat -> Enable

Duration -> 60000 (every 1 minute)

OnTImerStart -> Collect(MyCollection, {Col1:"Value1"})

Hope this Helps!

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[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks. I need this to work because I have a issues with my DataTable were it show the first row as blank, but when I populate data into my collection then it shows data on the second row.

[Anonymous]

This issues show up on my published app, but not on the editing view.