Save multiple forms to one content type

[AH92]

I have a SharePoint list with several content types, 'CompetencesGeneral', 'CompetencesDepartment1' and 'CompetencesDepartment2'. The department content types include the columns from the General content type. My Power App consists of multiple forms but when I use the submit form action, I want to save these answers to one of the three content type. At the moment I get multiple list items for each form I submit. Is there a way to make sure one specific content type will be filled in?

[Zacharie_Cortes]

You can try the Patch function instead of using a form.

[TruePowerApps20]

If I'm understanding you correctly, in your scenario you have a single sharepoint list with 3 different columns and multiple forms within powerapps and the issue you're having is that every time you submit a form it creates a new record in the list?

The reason that is happening is because the "Submit Form" action will always modify the list using the form's defaults. If you have the form set to FormMode.New, then it will continue to make new line items. You need to do a couple of things to make this work;

1. Have your Sharepoint List in a gallery
2. If you are submitting a New line item, have a button that will
  NewForm(FormNameHere);

3. If you are wanting to update a current line item, inside of the gallery have a button that will
Select(Parent);
EditForm(FormNameHere);

By doing this it will tell the form whether it should be adding a line item or modifying a current one. In the future I would suggest moving past the whole "Form" system and go directly into Patching, as it gives much better control over how information is passed to SP lists. Let me know if I did/didn't answer your question.

[PowerNuggets]

Hi @AH92 

If i understand you correctly you need to add the record to your list from multiple forms on multiple screens, please see the example below it may help

1) When you want to create a new record have an add button that will have the onSelect properties below

//reset your forms from previous entries

ResetForm('Form 1');

ResetForm('Form 2');

// set a variable that holds the defaults of a record from your data source
Set(
varFormData,
Defaults('datasource')
);

// set a variable that turns the form mode to new mode
Set(
varFormMode,
FormMode.New),

//Navigate to your first form screen

Navigate('Form1 Screen')

2) when you wish to update a record then add an update button that will have onSelect properties below

ResetForm('Form 1');

ResetForm('Form 2');

Set(
varFormData,
ThisItem
);
Set(
varFormMode,
FormMode.Edit
);
Navigate('Form1 Screen')

3) for the Form1 Screen, and form 2 screen both forms will have the below properties:

Form 1 Datasource: Data source name

Form 2 Datasource: Data source name
Form 1 Defaultmode : varFormMode

Form 2 Defaultmode : varFormMode

Form 1 Items: varFormData

Form 2 Items: varFormData

4) and for the second form a submit button will have the below for the onSelect property

Patch(
'datasource name',
varFormData,
'Form 1'.Updates,

'Form 2'.Updates

)

\\ if you need to check the submission success add the below

If(
IsEmpty(Errors('Datasource')),
Notify(
"Successfully Submitted",
NotificationType.Success
);
Navigate('Screen of your choice),

Notify(
First(Errors('Datasource')).Message,
NotificationType.Error
)

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