SharePoint List PowerApps Forms updating content over one another

[Anonymous]

Hi All, 

How do I get the forms to only update the content that has been changed and not overwrite each other.

Submitform(Form_1);

SubmitForm(Form_2)

I have created a SharePoint List utilising the internal Powerapp form and have left the originally generated screen/form alone. I have created new forms, with some overlapping fields. The overlapping fields overwrite when a Submitform for all forms is pushed (as in you update Form_1 but Form_2 is blank, so because Form_2 is second it overwrites the Form_1 update) 

Does anyone know how to get the system to only update content which has been changed? Is there a simple method? 

Currently I have over 200 fields, will require 8 forms and its kind of like a workflow tool for my organisation. 

Thanks in advance.

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

You could refresh your data source before going to the next form.

Refresh(DataSource);

Navigate(NextScreen,ScreenTransition.Whatever)

That way you would always have the updated data on the screen you are going to.

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[Anonymous]

Does Refreshing the data source update the SharePoint list or does it update the other forms with the updated content and this still requires a SumbitForm/s at some stage? 

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @Anonymous ,

I think I see your process now, but to be sure, are you wanting to have two unsubmitted forms on the same data set on different screens and not wanting the same fields to overwrite each other?

If so, do you need to input these fields in both screens or are you just happy to display them on the other screen?

[Anonymous]

I was hoping for the information to be readily available and updated, which means on button press to the next screen I would need to both submit and refresh to display that data.

Like you were saying, something like this? 

SubmitForm([@Form_1]);
Refresh(DataSource);
Navigate([@Screen_2], ScreenTransition.None)

That way I come to a clean updated form with the information from the last screen already loaded. 

Thank you for your help!

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @Anonymous ,

That will do exactly what you want.

The other thing I was going to mention from the question in my last post was that if you simply want a field displayed on an edit form and not updated by the user, change the card’s DisplayMode to DisplayMode.View and remove the Update property. Makes for faster saving as well.

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