Using a LoadingSpinner screen when executing Flow

[ajennings1]

I have a Menu with various buttons. For one of my buttons, in the 'OnSelect' method, a Flow runs that executes a stored procedure on SQL Server that populates a ListBox on the subsequent screen. I want to have the Loading Spinner visible for the entire time the '.Run()' method is executing insteading of the Loading Spinner just appearing at the end.

Currently, my button just resembles a disabled button for the execution of the stored procedure:

Is there a way to have the load spinner appear when something is being executed?

Thanks 

[yashag2255 · Accepted solution]

HI @ajennings1 

1) Create a rectangle icon and spread it over to the whole screen, Now set its properties to:
    Fill: RGBA(230, 230, 230, .4)
    Visible: LoadingSpinnerVisibilty
2) Choose a Loading Spinner GIF from and upload it as a media into your PowerApps. Now place an Image control pointing to the uploaded image.
    Set the Visible property to LoadingSpinnerVisibilty
3) Now, set the "OnVisible" property of your screen to : Set(LoadingSpinnerVisibilty,false)
4) On the button that submits the flow, please update the OnSelect property as:

 OnSelect: Set(LoadingSpinnerVisibilty,true);PowerAppsFlow.Run();Set(LoadingSpinnerVisibilty,false)

    Here, all the actions that need to be carried out should be between the Set(LoadingSpinnerVisibilty,true) and Set(LoadingSpinnerVisibilty,false).

Hope this Helps!

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[stapes]

I don't see a rectangle icon?

[yashag2255]

Hi @stapes 

You can add a rectangle from:

Top Menu: Insert -> Icons -> Scroll down and choose rectangle.

Hope this Helps!

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[Lukas1]

Hi @yashag2255 ,

is this still a working solution? I tried, but the image I set to visible before all other actions follow does not show up.

Thanks

Lukas

[lk777]

Did you bring an image to the front?

[RameshMukka]

@yashag2255, @ajennings1  How the flow PowerAppsFlow.Run() should look like?