Binding PCF Field to a Floating Point

[Aboodhamwi95]

Hi,

I'm trying to create a PCF control, and I have a field from type Floating Point Number, I set the type of my field as FP, but that field (address1_longitude) is not showing in the options to bind it, any ideas

[ben-thompson]

From memory address fields are not accessible by PCF components due to the way address fields work in the background .

[DianaBirkelbach]

Hi @Aboodhamwi95 ,

You could vote the Idea: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Ideas/Enable-binding-to-OOB-Address-Fields/idi-p/3023...

There is also a workarround to it. It might work in some cases.

Best regards,

Diana

[a33ik · Accepted solution]

Check this workaround to enable fields fpr PCF control you work on - https://www.magnetismsolutions.com/blog/jaredjohnson/2019/07/04/binding-to-address-fields-in-a-pcf-c...

[Aboodhamwi95]

Hi @a33ik ,

Thanks for this solution, I update the form XML as requested, but the attribute is not being bonded in the code, this is my XML

<Latitude type="FP">address1_latitude</Latitude>
<Longitude type="FP">address1_longitude</Longitude>

you can notice that the attributes object is empty

[a33ik]

Have you placed attributes on the form if you have not - put attributes to the form and make them hidden.

[Aboodhamwi95]

I tried that but It didn't work

[a33ik]

Can you please post your Manifest File and piece of customizations.xml where you configure your control - I mean full control - not only longitude/latitude chunk?

[Aboodhamwi95]

Hi @a33ik ,

This is the control manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<manifest>
  <control namespace="hamwi" constructor="GoogleMapLocation" version="0.0.13" display-name-key="GoogleMapLocation" description-key="GoogleMapLocation description" control-type="standard">
    <type-group name="numbers">
      <type>Whole.None</type>
      <type>Currency</type>
      <type>FP</type>
      <type>Decimal</type>
    </type-group>
    <property name="Field" display-name-key="Field Name" description-key="The name of field value" of-type="SingleLine.Text" usage="bound" required="true" />
    <property name="Latitude" display-name-key="Latitude Field" description-key="The latitude value" of-type-group="numbers" usage="input" required="true" />
    <property name="Longitude" display-name-key="Longitude Field" description-key="The longitude value" of-type-group="numbers" usage="input" required="true" />
    <property name="GoogleAPIKey" display-name-key="Google Map API Key" description-key="The Key for Google Map API" of-type="SingleLine.Text" usage="input" required="true" />
    <property name="ButtonColor" display-name-key="Button Color" description-key="The color of the button for saving" of-type="SingleLine.Text" usage="input" required="false" />
    <resources>
      <code path="index.ts" order="1" />
      <css path="css/MapHandler.css" order="1" />
    </resources>
    <feature-usage>
      <uses-feature name="Device.getCurrentPosition" required="true" />
    </feature-usage>
  </control>
</manifest>

this is the form XML

    <controlDescription forControl="{a33744be-9e66-d04c-9d14-318eb0679c35}">
      <customControl id="{4273EDBD-AC1D-40D3-9FB2-095C621B552D}">
        <parameters>
          <datafieldname>msdyn_externalaccountid</datafieldname>
        </parameters>
      </customControl>
      <customControl name="ha_hamwi.GoogleMapLocation" formFactor="0">
        <parameters>
          <Field>msdyn_externalaccountid</Field>
          <Latitude type="FP">address1_latitude</Latitude>
          <Longitude type="FP">address1_longitude</Longitude>
          <GoogleAPIKey static="true" type="SingleLine.Text">asdasd</GoogleAPIKey>
          <msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly static="true">true</msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly>
        </parameters>
      </customControl>
      <customControl name="ha_hamwi.GoogleMapLocation" formFactor="1">
        <parameters>
          <Field>msdyn_externalaccountid</Field>
          <Latitude type="FP">address1_latitude</Latitude>
          <Longitude type="FP">address1_longitude</Longitude>
          <GoogleAPIKey static="true" type="SingleLine.Text">asdasd</GoogleAPIKey>
          <msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly static="true">true</msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly>
        </parameters>
      </customControl>
      <customControl name="ha_hamwi.GoogleMapLocation" formFactor="2">
        <parameters>
          <Field>msdyn_externalaccountid</Field>
          <Latitude type="FP">address1_latitude</Latitude>
          <Longitude type="FP">address1_longitude</Longitude>
          <GoogleAPIKey static="true" type="SingleLine.Text">asdasd</GoogleAPIKey>
          <msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly static="true">true</msinternal.isvisibleinmocaonly>
        </parameters>
      </customControl>
    </controlDescription>

[a33ik]

Hello,

That looks good for me. What is the type of msdyn_externalaccountid field? Also what's the type of the form you want to use your control on?