Lookup function to Dataverse Choices datatype to Text input results in error

[Anonymous]

I am trying to do a Lookup of Dataverse Choices datatype, but it isn't working. I am getting an "Expected Text value" error.

here is my function:

LookUp(TableInfo,ID = "1007").Impact

Impact is a Choices datatype field

Please Help!

[dpoggemann]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Sorry, what are you actually trying to do here, I am confused.  Do you have a table with a Choices column for Impact and you are trying to filter that table to show only ones with a specific value?  Are you trying to get all values that are possible for the Choices of Impact?

If you are displaying in a Form you can just do Choices(Impact) in a ComboBox and it will show you the options to select from.

Sorry, might be stupid question but just not sure what you are trying to do...

[Anonymous]

Hi Drew,

I am trying to get the Impact field (Choices datatype) from the TableInfo source for a given ID through a Lookup function. I then want to display the value in a text field within a form. The Impact field is only a single select field; so there will only be one value.

Thanks,

Peter

[rampprakash]

Hello @Anonymous,

Can you please try the same

Consider

Filed Name : StateField

Field Option : Active     --> Value = 1007

                       InActive  --> Value = 1008

LookUp(TableInfo,ID = Choices(StateField).Active).Impact

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for your response, but in my example the ID is the row , not the value of a choice.

So , somehow I need the Choices function around Impact or convert Impact to a Text type

[EricRegnier]

Hi @Anonymous,

Are you trying to have the Choices (aka optionsets) items as a data source for a control like in a gallery? If so, like @dpoggemann said, you can use the Choices function. Steps:

1) Add the table that references that choice that you want as data in your canvas app

2) Use the Choice function with the column of from that table in step #1

Here's an exmaple:

Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

No, that isn't what I am trying to do either.

I have a label with this function:

Text = LookUp(TableInfo,ID = "1007").ModelName

Everything is fine

Now, I switch the .ModelName field to a Choices field called .BusinessImpact. There is then an error "Expected Text Value", as BusinessImpact is a Choices datatype

[EricRegnier · Accepted solution]

Got it, cheers for clarifying. That's a normal error, you'll need to get the text values of the BusinessImpact choices since they're are multiple choices. What you're getting now is the collection. You can use the Concat function to get all the available values into one text. Here's what you expression should look like and an example:

Concat(LookUp(TableInfo,ID = "1007").BusinessImpact, Text(Value), ",")

[Anonymous]

Thank you @EricRegnier !!! That solves my problem