Select Galley Item from a button

[Sangiox]

Hi all,
I have this problem that I think would be easy to solve for you.

I have a form connected to a gallery connected to a list. I also made a map of the office desks, they are basically Buttons. I would like to select the gallery items, both by clicking on the item itself or on the related button.

In the attached picture, if I click on the Desk 1 image, I would like the item selected in the gallery (with all the details) to become Desk 1 as well.

I hope it is clear. 

Thank you very much for your help.
Alessandro

[Robu1]

Hi @Alexandro,

Certainly, Alessandro! It sounds like you want to select gallery items either by clicking on the item itself or on a related button. You can achieve this in Power Apps by following these steps:

Gallery Setup:

Set the Items property of your gallery to the data source (e.g., SharePoint list).

Make sure your gallery displays the relevant information you want to show.

Button Outside Gallery:

Add a button outside the gallery.

Set the OnSelect property of this button to a formula that captures the selected item from the gallery. For example:

Set(varSelectedItem, Gallery1.Selected);

Navigate(EditScreen, ScreenTransition.Fade, { itemToEdit: varSelectedItem });

In this formula:

varSelectedItem is a variable that holds the selected item from the gallery.

EditScreen is the name of the screen where you want to edit the selected item.

itemToEdit is a context variable passed to the next screen.

Edit Screen Setup:

On the second screen (EditScreen), add an edit form control (e.g., EditForm1).

Set the DataSource property of the edit form to the same data source as your gallery.

Set the Item property of the edit form to the context variable (itemToEdit).

Now, when the user clicks the button outside the gallery, it will navigate to the EditScreen, passing the selected item’s details. The user can then edit the properties of the selected item. 😊

Remember that you can access the entire object bound to the selected row via the Selected property in the gallery. This allows you to reference its properties outside the gallery1.

If you need further assistance, feel free to ask! 🚀If this post helps, then Click on the Thumbs Up below and Accept it as the solution to help others.

Thanks,

Robu1.

[happyume · Accepted solution]

Gallery:

- When you select a item, then under OnSelect property of Gallery, put : Set(varDesk, ThisItem) 

- Change Default property of Gallery to varDesk

Buttons/Office Map:

- When you select a desk, then under OnSelect of Button, put: Set(varDesk, LookUp(....)) - this is where you will obtain record corresponding to that button from your datasource

Forms:

- The item property should be varDesk

Now, whether you select the desk from gallery or from the map:

- The gallery will show the latest desk as selected

- The form will get information for the selected desk

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[Sangiox]

It works. Thank you very much.

Alessandro