adding a custom item to a combo box

[bartvaneynde]

Hello Power Apps Community,

I'm stuck with this already a few days and I couldn't find a solution on the existing topics.

I have set-up a SharePoint library, with a 'Choice'-column; called 'Content-section' (note, it's a required field).

I would like to use Power Apps as input form; however PowerApps don't allow me to put other data into the Combo box. I only have the possibility to select the current options (predefined).

Is there an option to change the behavior of the Combo box so it accepts custom entries from the user or is there an alternative to accomplish the same scenario? Thank you for the assistance and cooperation. Have a nice day.

[v-qiaqi-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi@bartvaneynde,

Based on the issue that you mentioned, do you want to enter custom data within the ComboBox?

Could you please share a bit more about your scenario, do you want to enter custom data or add custom data into the Choice column?

>>If you just want to enter custom data within the ComboBox, you can turn on the "Allow searching" on. Further, set the Update property of the corresponding DataCard as below:

If(IsBlank(ComboBox1.Selected.Value),ComboBox1.SearchText,ComboBox1.Selected.Value)

>>If you want to add custom data into the Choice column, you should add a Button and set the OnSelect property as below:

If(
    !IsBlank(ComboBox1.Selected),
    Patch(
        ListData,
        Defaults(ListData),
        {'Content-section': {Value: ComboBox1.SearchText}}
    )
)

Best Regards,

Qi

[PatrickRender]

Here is an alternative solution to entering custom data within the ComboBox, set the Update Property of the DataCard to:

If(IsBlank(ComboBox1.Selected), { Value: ComboBox1.SearchText }, ComboBox1.Selected)

You will need to switch 'ComboBox1' to the name of your ComboBox DataCardValue name, and 'Value' to the appropriate name of your Record field (I found this by copying the SearchField used for the ComboBox)

This alternate solution worked for me because my ComboBox required a Record value and ComboBox1.SearchText returns a Text value, throwing the error : 'Expected Record Value' in the Update Property

[Monika001]

What if we have two combo boxes in the same data card and we want to get the custom user inputs from both of them? The code below doesn't work for me.
If(IsBlank(ComboBox1.Selected), { Value: ComboBox1.SearchText }, ComboBox1.Selected);
If(IsBlank(ComboBox2.Selected), { Value: ComboBox2.SearchText }, ComboBox2.Selected)