How to show the attachment from file(data type coloumn dataverse) and how to added a new one item file in powerapps?

[adminKF]

please kindly help me, i am confusing after query some of solution for the attachment powerapps. i build some HR application, i build using dataverse table. for data example i add new record and i upload one file e.g doc file. i want, when i back to powerapps studio, the attachment show on there and i can added more then 1 file. please give me solution, playing with attachment. i need to save the attachment to dataverse in apps powerapps, i need to show the attachment, and i need to add a new file attachment in powerapps. thank you very much pro.

[v-albai-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @adminKF ,

Are you “creating a default app based on the dataverse table” or “creating a blank app and add components manually”?

If you want to manage attachment in PowerApps, no matter how you create the app, you need to have at least an edit form and a display form to edit the attachment, and also a gallery to display all records(then you can edit a specified record to add one more attachment). I think you should first refer to below article to know more about canvas-app forms in Microsoft Power Apps:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/working-with-forms

Seems you are using a File column to keep the attachment files, I will give you a simple steps about how to manage attachment in PowerApps:

1. Create a dataverse table with a File column called “file1”:

2. Create an app based on this table. Go to the edit form page to add this File column:

3. Also go to the display form page to add this File column:

4. Go to the gallery page to add this File column:

After above actions, you can now save attachments in edit form page, show attachments in gallery page or in display form page.

Below is in a gallery page, I can see the attachment for the first record(other records don’t have attachments yet):

Below is in a edit form page, I just add a new attachment for “user2” record(when you go back to gallery page, you will see the new upload attachment):

Below is in a display form page:

However, descripted in this official document, “it only allows a single file for a File data type field. If you want multiple files, use the attachment feature”. So if you want to add more attachments for one record, you need to enable attachment feature for this table, then use above steps to add the Attachment column into your gallery, edit form and display form:

Best Regards,

Allen

[adminKF]

Hi Allen,

thank you for your help and feedback it's really helpfull. after i follow your intruction i still face issue where the attachment on display form is still not show everything. i also choose the resource of data form but still show ther is no item to display. after some testing in other atribute in display form, now i can show the attachment. i go to the item attribute properti in display form, and i choose related table. voila the attachment showing now. thank you in advanced.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Without using table gallery in powerapps, can we get the view of already added file from dataverse table just by using a particular value as condition.

I tried with Lookup function. But its not giving any results.

Regards,

Roselin