Category: Data
Data - How to show the distinct rows from 2 data sources or collections
If you want to combine the contents of 2 collections or data sources and return the distinct rows, this post walks through an example of how to carry out this task.
Data - How to implement circular rotational date sorting
There can sometimes be a requirement to implement circular or rotational sorting, particularly in the case of data that contains dates. This post describes the formula to carry out this task.
Bug - What to do when the data section of the Power Apps Maker portal doesn't work
Currently, there is a bug that prevents connections from being created, shared, or edited from the Power Apps Maker portal. Here's what to do if you experience this problem.
Data - Combine columns from separate tables into a single table
This post describes the formula to merge or combine separate columns from different tables/collections into a single table.
Formula - Transposing/converting rows to columns- an almost impossible task?
A common requirement is to transpose records in Power Apps - in other words, to convert rows to columns or columns to rows. This post discusses this topic and provides an example of how to carry out this task.
Data - How to rename field names in a record
From time to time, it may be necessary to rename a field name in a record. This post describes the formula to carry out this task.
Data - How to hide duplicate rows in a gallery / show distinct multiple columns in a gallery
A common requirement to show multiple distinct columns, or to hide duplicate rows in a gallery control. This post highlights a technique to carry out this task.
Data - Retrieving news/forum/blog articles with RSS
If you want to build an app that retrieves, displays, aggregates, and saves news articles, one way to acomplish this is to use RSS. This post describes how to retrieve content by using the RSS connector in Power Apps.
Data - How to sort by partial numbers in a text field
A challenge that we may encounter is, how can we sort a table/list of records by a number that partially appears in a field? An example of where this could occur is where we want to sort manufacturing product descriptions that contain the numeric part number, and we want to sort by the numeric portion of this text. This post describes the formula we can use to carry out this task.
Data - How to return the last record from a table
A common question from app builders is, how do we return the last record from a table? The reason for this question is because the Last function may not return the expected record. This post examines this behaviour and describes the most efficient way to return the last record from a table.
Data - How to create bulk test/dummy records with random values
When building apps, it's useful to be able to populate tables with dummy or test records so that we can test and see how our app behaves. This post demonstrates formula to generate multiple records with random values, and how to add those records to a table.
Data - 3 things you should know before using the MySQL or PostgreSQL connectors
If you're thinking of using Power Apps to connect to MySQL or PostgreSQL databases, here are 3 things you should be aware of before you start.
Data - A walkthrough of how to migrate the data source of an app from Excel to Sharepoint
How easy is it to migrate the data source of an app from from Excel to SharePoint? This post describes the steps that are needed to carry out a data migration, and provides a demonstration by walking through the steps to migrate the sample Service Desk app from Excel to SharePoint.
Data - How to enforce unique values (or prevent duplicate values) in one or more columns
When building apps that collect data, a common requirement is to prevent the entry of duplicate records. This post walks through how to accomplish this task by demonstrating how to enforce unique email address values in an employee table, and how to enforce a unique combination of firstname and surname for each record.
Data - How much mobile data does Power Apps consume? What ways can we minimise this?
In general, mobile/4G data is more limited and expensive compared to Wifi. Therefore, a question that some app builders want to know, particularly in cases when they start exploring Power Apps is, how much data does a typical Power Apps use?
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