Transfer settings to view form from New form

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

Another issue I'm having is that the view form isn't displaying the datacards based on the value of another datacard in the edit form. If you cast your mind back you kindly helped me put this together in the edit form, which still works. Thank you!  Unfortunately the configuration doesn't transfer to the view form when reviewing list items, (the view form has the same set up as it was duplicated from the original) so when looking at the list item only half of the data is displayed.

In case its all a bit grey, Ive put the setup below 🙂

Datacard 10 is set to: UpdateContext({vQty:Value(DataCardValue10.Text)})

The OnVisible of the Screen is set to: UpdateContext({vQty:0})

There are 12 product lines which appear pending the value (1-12) is entered. 

Again, this works in the edit form but doesn't seem to get transferred.

Note: Under one list I now have 3 forms, two of them were duplicated from the original. They are for the displaying purposes of New, Edit and View modes. Is this right?  Im going by what I have found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaCTT7bPuQg&list=PLMLjnY5iPR3Xa8WrL2nRqVO0CWZkZpYPh&index=2

Happy to post screen shots etc.

Thanks again 

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

Yes the green box has the OnChange setting to control the cascading fields....

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

Is this possible or have I met a restriction in powerapps? 

[WarrenBelz]

@MiniMe83 ,

But the green box OnChange event is triggered when a user changes something which is after the form is opened. vQty is not set until the user does this, so how can the form possibly show anything when opened? This is not a restriction in Power Apps, it it exactly what you have asked it to do. Had you put the same code in the OnVisible of the form and there was value stored, the fields should show.

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

Is the suggestion I change the OnVisible feature of the form to: UpdateContext({vQty:Value(qtyReq.Text)})

......which version though, I’m assuming it’s the one set to view mode? 

[WarrenBelz]

@MiniMe83 ,

You wrote this code - it needs to go on the screen you are expecting to see the information when the user types in the value in the green box. I am assuming the green box is attached to the field in your list with this information?

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

The code was something you helped me with. When the user enters a value in the New form in the green box it works fine, it even works in the edit form when amending the green box of an existing saved list item. It’s just the view form that doesn’t show the “cascading” datacards when it pulls through a saved value from an existing item in the list.

Are you able elaborate on the OnVisible feature you spoke of in you last post?

[WarrenBelz]

Thanks @MiniMe83 ,

As you understand I answer a lot of posts (the panel at the right of this might give you a hint) and sorry do not recall the details.

If you want to set the same Variable on the View Form that you do on the OnChange of the green box in the Edit Form, then you should be able to do this with the same code (which you still have not shown me) on the OnVisible of the View screen providing you have put these fields on the View Form (which I suspect you have not).

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

The OnChange code for the green box is: UpdateContext({vQty:Value(DataCardValue10.Text)} this is the same in all forms.

The OnVisible setting on all the screens is: UpdateContext({vQty:0}) and yes, all fields are present on all forms as they were all duplicated from the same one..... head scratcher!!

[WarrenBelz]

@MiniMe83 ,

Not really - you have answered you own question. Can you see why the View form is not displaying the fields - please take 5 minutes to think about it before responding.

[MiniMe83]

Hi @WarrenBelz 

Ahhhh now we are playing games and the end is near 🙂

GreenBox should be: updatecontext({vQty:0(DataCard10.Text)})