Category: Formulas
Dates - 4 tips to make sure that dates display correctly in UK "dd mm yyyy" format
A common requirement for UK app builders is to configure canvas apps to aways accept and display dates in "dd/mm/yyyy" format.This post describes 4 tips to help ensure that date picker and label controls display dates as expected.
Formulas - How to calculate the distance between 2 points
We can calculate the distance between two longitude and latitude co-ordinates using a trigonometric calculation. It's a complex formula so in this post, we'll find out how exactly this works, including a verification of the result. We'll see how to perform this distance calculation in both kilometers and miles.
SharePoint - How to Patch the 6 most complex data types
With SharePoint, the syntax to patch certain data types can look very complicated. In this post, we'll summarise the syntax to patch lookup, single choice, multi-choice, yes/no, single person/group, and multi person/group columns.
Formulas - Generating Row Numbers - Part 2
Here's a technique to display row numbers against a sorted set of data in a gallery control.
Data - How to access nested collections/tables
If you're struggling to access records in nested collections/tables, here's some example syntax.
Formulas - Show Running Totals
Find out how to show running totals within a gallery.
Formulas - Generating Row Numbers
Find out how to display row numbers against records.
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Tim Leung Author, software developer, Power Platform specialist |