... grouped all of my controls in the gallery so that the OnSelect can be applied to the user clicking anywhere on that navigation item. When a user navigates from screen 1 to the screen 2, we want to render content on screen 2 based on the user's selection on the screen 1. That's a pain in the butt! Navigate to https://make.powerapps.com. Pass information to a different screen To pass values to a different screen, we can use the context argument of the Navigate… In the formula bar type the three parameters for the Navigate function: the screen name, the type of transition and the item. Thanks for the quick response, Shane. Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Integrations, Power Apps Community Demo Extravaganza 2020, Business Value Webinars and Video Gallery, 2019 Microsoft Business Applications Summit Recordings (Archived), Microsoft Business Applications Summit 2020 Session Recordings. It seems I can't pass a variable via navigate any longer. Where are you putting this property and on what type of control?
When user changes settings, it hops back to splash to re-do all the property variables then hops back to the screen the user was last on. But, you know what, that was it. It annoys me a lot. I’ve done this dozens of times before so I don’t know if it’s some sort of a new bug or if I’m just having a senior moment. I had hoped I could just define a global variable containing the current screen's name on the OnClick of the Settings button (eg Set(gloSettingsReturn, Parent.Name)), then simply have Navigate(gloSettingsReturn) on my splash page, but nooo. I hope they offer something like that for us soon. If( ThisItem.Name = "Salary Change", Navigate(PANSalaryChangeScreen,Cover), ThisItem.Name = "Transfer", Navigate(TransferPanScreen,Cover). Really annoying we can't just put the variable straight into the Navigate though. What you would have to do is make your Onselect an If. Navigate(DetailScreen1, ScreenTransition.None,{displayItem:ThisItem}) The bold part above was what was needed to be able to navigate out from my nested galleries. I’ve tried OnSelect on a gallery and OnChange of a dropdown. Context variables are scoped to a screen, which means that you can't build a formula that refers to a context variable on another screen. Some formula involved variables to define the navigate screen and it was working perfectly fine. Let's check out how to achieve this in PowerApps. I decided to name the item “accountRecord” but you can name this however you want (you will use this parameter later). To do this we have to pass the selected value(s) to screen 2. I've got an app that I built about 2 years ago. ThisItem.Screen is what is confusing me. Within Power Apps these are called Named operators.
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Navigate(ThisItem.Screen) I have never gotten a function to accept data like that or via a variable. Maybe we need more details? Or a switch for little easier on the eye.
Both give me the same error.
Here is the collection: ClearCollect(PanTypes,{Name: "Salary Change", Screen: PANSalaryChangeScreen},{Name: "Transfer", Screen: TransferPanScreen}). Anyone else see this?". First of all Self, Parent and ThisItem are not functions, They are more like properties within the current context. I’ve tried the web client and Windows client with same results. Join us for an in-depth look at the new Power Apps features and capabilities at the free Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event. Here we will also maintain the Navigation items in the SharePoint list so that we can make the PowerApps navigation menu dynamic. In this PowerApps blog, I will explain to you how to create navigation in PowerApps using gallery control. ThisItem.Name = "Transfer", Navigate(TransferPanScreen,Cover) Something like that should work. In this post, I'll demonstrate, how to pass argument/value, from one PowerApps screen to another. I updated the app today, and now I have this error. Try hardcoding Screen1 (or whatever your screen name is) and see if that works.
This record is the same as the record that you use with the UpdateContext function. You can recognize these properties as they don’t have () that include properties. Download the sample App from here. No matter what the variable is, I get the same error: "Context variables cannot be used here. Reopen responsibly, monitor intelligently, and protect continuously with solutions for a safer work environment.
As an optional third argument, pass a record that contains the context-variable name as a column name and the new value for the context variable. Click on the arrow of the first item in the gallery and choose its’ “OnSelect” property. I just created a button and for OnSelect I did Navigate(Screen2,ScreenTransition.Cover,{BestPowerAppsConsultingCompany: "PowerApps911"}) and it works. "Transfer", Navigate(TransferPanScreen,Cover). Power Platform Integration - Better Together! In the… Now I need a big fat Switch. Is there a syntax issue?
and then what i was missing was in the "advanced" section of the DetailScreen1 I needed to change the "item" field to "displayItem" instead of GalleryName.selected and suddenly it works.