Deep Linking in Email after Form completed

[momo1608]

Hi guys,

I'm currently stuck on Deep Linking. I've watched Shane's video about deep linking but he is sending email directly from PowerApps.

I have to do:

1.Complete Form(its is saved in Sharepoint list called "Wareneingang") and if subject = REJECTED then send Email to Admin

2.In Email I should have simple link to this Item in my PowerApps, it should Navigate to Details Screen

My problem is, I receive Email, but there is no DeepLink- although it shows in link

It shows ID, in this case ID=22:

But it shows only the Home page of my App

Here is code OnStart in App Screen:

Thanks for your help!

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @momo1608 ,

The Deep Linking URL process is clearly working, but are you saying the Navigation is not working at all (it in not conditional on the URL parameter). Also put a Label on your screen with varEmp and see if the value is being passed.

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @momo1608 ,

Just checking if you got the result you were looking for on this thread. Happy to help further if not.

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[MomirG]

Hi @WarrenBelz , I am sorry that I have not answered. I was very busy with PowerApps and I've forgot to answer. I have changed my approach, because I have StartScreen Properties that are complicated to combine with DeepLinking. I am now pushing the link directly from a button in App.

But first, I want to make sure I've done all the steps:

1. Catch ID on AppStart

2. OnSuccess Property of my Form I need to add a href link to ScreenID 

3. Items Property of my Form should be LookUp function with ID

1.

Set(
    varScreenID;
    Value(Param("ScreenID"))
);;
If(
    varScreenID <> 0;
    Set(
        varRecord;
        LookUp(
            Wareneingangreklamation;
            ID = varScreenID
        )
    );
    Warenkontrolle
);;

2.My Form

ffice365Outlook.SendEmailV2(
    "example@example.email";
    "Eine neue Sonderfreigabe wurde angefordert.";
    "<a href='https://apps.powerapps.com/play/a79e1810-50b2-43e3-ad68-bf12d63bb732?tenantId=2a5001bd-2326-4ff0-8bc8-85fbb33f373b&ScreenID=" & varRecord.ID & "'>LINK</a>"
);;
Back()

3.Items Property of my Form

If(
    !IsBlank(Param("ScreenID"));
    LookUp(
        Wareneingangreklamation;
        ID = Value(Param("ScreenID"))
    )
)

And when I get email with my link, it navigates to my startscreen and WITHOUT ID.

Please can you help me?

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @MomirG ,

You have no navigation code there

[momo1608]

Hi, I know there is no Navigate in my code. But it is not supported under StartScreen function. I cannot pass any value of my ID because StartScreen is enabled and redirects me automatically to landing page. So the problem is still that I don’t get any values from ScrrenID- it’s always empty.. so my deep link has no values and my StrtScreen function ignores automatically everything that’s going on in OnStart function.. do you have any idea how to solve this problem? I watched all related videos, but they don’t include StartScreen with Deep Linking. Shane mentions only and then chooses the OnStart function, ignoring StartScreen(in my case it must be both StartScreen and OnStart)

[WarrenBelz]

HI @momo1608 ,

If you are going to use the StartScreen navigation, you need to do any logic there - a little difficult when you cannot refer to anything in OnStart (they run independently of each other), however one solution I have used since StartScreen came in was to run OnStart as normal without navigation and have the first screen a splash screen (with your company logo if you want) with a Timer and run the navigation OnTimerEnd.

I suspect Shane';s video was made before MS imposed StartScreen on us.

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