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PowerApps set default value based on another field from a dropdown

Shane Young 149,136 3 years ago
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Sometimes you want to set the default value of a field, a group of fields, or a form control based off the selected record from a dropdown. In this video you will learn exactly that. You will create a dropdown and when your user selects a record you will then populate a text input, a different dropdown, a combo box, a collection, and even a people picker. This video has come from the common question of how do I set default values based on a dropdown that have come from many viewers. We also answer two related questions from Twitter and customize a form. The primary data sources shown are SharePoint and Office 365 Users but everything should be applicable to other data sources like SQL and Dataverse. 00:00 Start 01:34 Demo of the problems we solve with dropdowns 04:01 Using a dropdown to set the default values of a text input, drop down, and a label 09:37 Setup a gallery, a form, unlock some cards, and populate fields based on data from a different table data source 17:19 Look at how to set a combo box from the selection in a dropdown control used for a people picker and Office365Users.SearchUserv2 19:09 Use the chosen record in a Power Apps Dropdown to populate a collection by filter another data source thanks to OnChange property Power Apps Consulting and training at https://www.PowerApps911.com

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