search on SP lookup column

[mclatch]

I am very new to PowerApps - trying to create my first app.

An app that will allow me to check in/out and track equipment using a barcode scanner.

I have the scanner part working but cannot get the app to find the code (scanned or typed) and retrieve the record.  

The default value for Items in BrowseGallery1 =

SortByColumns(Filter([@'Equipment Circulation'], StartsWith(Title, TextSearchBox1.Text)), "Title", If(SortDescending1, Descending, Ascending))

When I change Title to 'Full Name' it finds records with items in the SP list checked out to that person so I know the data connection is working.  However I am wanting to search based on the 5-8 digit code of the item.  That code is in a lookup field in SP called Equipment ID Lookup.  When I try to replace Title with 'Equipment ID Lookup' I get a message "invalid argument type (record). Expected a text value."  So I'm assuming that the problem is with the lookup field in SP.  

I thought it would be simple to have 2 lists.  One is the master list of each piece of inventory and the second list to track the circulation of each item (1 to many).  Can't seem to figure it out.   

[JacoDeRooij · Accepted solution]

@mclatch 

I hope I can help you.

You can use the Text() function around the ‘Equipment Lookup ID’. It converts the value to a text. 

I have to try it myself to be completely sure. But I think you can give this a try. 

I’ve you have any further questions please let me know.

kind regards

[mclatch]

Thanks!  That worked. I'm now getting a delegation warning though with no search results. Presumably because I have about 800 items in inventory.  I will have to rethink this.    

[JacoDeRooij]

In the setting of PowerApps you can set the delegation limit which is default 500 to max 2000. Unless there will be more than 2000 records in the datasource you can set this to 2000.