Invalid argument type (Text), Expecting a Record value instead

[AmateurDev]

I am building a report catalog application and have repeatedly run into the error message "Invalid argument type (Text), Expecting a Record value instead" in a few different places.

One scenario is when navigating to a new screen from my gallery.  I have a gallery of available reports filled from a SharePoint list.  In the gallery, I have an information icon which opens a new screen to show some information about the report (e.g. title, description).  But when I click the information icon, the information screen always shows the first item in my SharePoint list, not the report I've clicked on.  The OnSelect code for the information icon is:

Navigate(Screen_ReportDetails,ScreenTransition.CoverRight)

When I add some context to the OnSelect code, I get the "Invalid argument type" error message.

Navigate(Screen_ReportDetails,ScreenTransition.CoverRight,Title: ThisItem)

Similarly, I have a star icon which I'd like to use to enable users to save favorite reports.  I have another SharePoint list with a field for the report name and the user's email.  Someone here helped me with this OnSelect code for the favorite icon.  However, this code also gives the "Invalid argument type" error.

If(Icon_Favorite.Fill=Blue,  // or whatever fill color you picked above
   RemoveIf('User Report Favorites', Title=ThisItem.Title && UserFavorite=User().Email),
   Patch('User Report Favorites',
         Defaults('User Report Favorites'),
         {
             Title: ThisItem.Title,
             UserFavorite: User().Email
         }
   )
)   

Is there something I'm missing on my SharePoint list?  Do I have the wrong code?

As part of troubleshooting, I've enabled records management on my SharePoint site.  But there doesn't seem to be a way for me to change a list entry into a record.

[Anonymous]

Hi @AmateurDev 

to pass values to another screen

Navigate(Screen_ReportDetails,ScreenTransition.CoverRight, {Title: ThisItem} )

[v-yutliu-msft]

Hi @AmateurDev ,

1)Do you mean that the display form always show the first item?
Could you show me your settings about the display form, especially the Item property?

I suggest you set the display form's Item:

Gallery1.Selected

Here's a doc about gallery,displayform, edit form for your reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/working-with-forms

2)If you want to pass variable, the right syntax is :

Navigate( Screen , Transition ,{vairablename:....})

On your side, try this formula:

Navigate(Screen_ReportDetails,ScreenTransition.CoverRight,{Title: ThisItem})

Here's a doc about Navigate function for your reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/functions/function-navigate

3)Could you tell me the data type of UserFavorite field?

Best regards,

Community Support Team _ Phoebe Liu

[AmateurDev]

@v-yutliu-msft @Anonymous Thank you both for the responses.  I've updated the OnSelect property of my gallery to the following and there's no error.  However, it still doesn't pass along the context/variable to the next screen.

Navigate(Screen_ReportDetails, ScreenTransition.None, {Title: ThisItem}

Here is the code in my Report List gallery.  On the gallery, I have two icons: one opens the Report Details screen and the other opens the report itself in SSRS.

OnSelect function in the gallery

Here is the code for my information icon which opens the Report Details screen.

Icon which the user clicks to navigate to the report info screen

This is the data card showing the report title on the Report Details screen.  There are other data cards on this screen, which also always show information about the first report in the SharePoint list, but I think if I solve this card, I can apply the solution to the rest of the cards.

Data card on the Report Details screen

Here's the recommended code showing an error.  I get the same error when I enter this code in the DataField property or the Default property.  The error message is: "Expected Text Value".

Error message on the Report Details screen when I reference the gallery

Here's the parameters for the label on the above data card which shows the report title.  Posting this for reference in case there need to be any changes.

Label on the data card which shows the report details

Regarding the user favorites, it is an icon.  The code is below:

Icon which user selects to add/remove items in the SharePoint list indicating it's a favorite report.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @AmateurDev 

for the error - The error message is: "Expected Text Value".

You need to provide Gallery.Selected.<Field>. eg. gallery.Selected.ID

Thanks.

[AmateurDev]

@AnonymousThat did the trick - thank you!

What about my question about the user favorites?  Any idea there?

[Anonymous]

Hi @AmateurDev 

When removing data from list/table always consider Primary Key field which is unique.

In your case its the SP List Item ID, 

RemoveIf( DataSource, Condition [, ... ] )


RemoveIf('SPLIST', ID = Gallery.Selected.ID) 
// if the fav icon is placed in the gallery for each list item you can write as:

RemoveIf('SPLIST', ID = ThisItem.ID) 

Thanks.