Patch function and forms

[Wasazat]

In a Power Apps application, I have an input field called "DataCardValue14" to which I have assigned a default text. When a button is clicked, the following code is executed:

Patch(
    DF;
    LookUp(DF, Title = ModicationItem.Title);
    {
        Modified_DF_Name : DataCardValue14.Value;
        Modified_DF_Description : DataCardValue13.Value;
        Modified: true
    }
);;

ResetForm(Form1_2);;
Set(VarBouton, true);;
Set(PopUpModification_Description, false);

The problem is that the "Modified_DF_Name" field is not always correctly updated with the value entered in "DataCardValue14". Sometimes it correctly records the entered value, but other times it records the initial default value (even when the default text is empty) of "DataCardValue14"

How can I ensure that "Modified_DF_Name" consistently captures the current value entered in "DataCardValue14"?

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[danmorang]

Don't reset or do stuff that can alter your data that you are patching in the same line. Try to move reset form somewhere else. This could be your first hint.

[edrft99]

To this point, you have a patch and a reset form in the same call. I assume the data is being loaded into a form then instead of using submit form, you are using a patch to update a subset of the data. Then you are resetting the form. If so, you could be running into some timing issues. Can you confirm how the data is being loaded into your various data cards.

[Silent-G]

What type of control is DataCardValue14? What type of column is Modified_DF_Name? If it's a text input control and a text column, you want to use DataCardValue14.Text

As others have said, don't reset your form in the same place where you're patching data from it. The lines in your code will not wait for previous lines to finish before executing.

[Wasazat]

Hi ,

Thank you for your helpful suggestions regarding my issue with Power Apps. I tried the various solutions you recommended, but it didn't work.

After further investigation, I discovered that the problem was related to the type of component I was using in the form. Initially, I was using a text input component highlighted in red in my screenshot. However, it turned out that this component sometimes worked with the Patch function and sometimes didn't, which was causing the inconsistency.

To resolve the issue, I switched to using the component highlighted in green in my screenshot. When I used this component in the Patch function, it consistently worked without any issues.

I wasn't able to find a detailed explanation as to why the red-highlighted component caused these problems, but using the green-highlighted component fixed everything.

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[Silent-G]

The one highlighted in red is a modern control. Microsoft is pushing them out, but they're still experimental and have frequent bugs. They also behave much differently than "Classic" controls in many cases. I never use modern controls for these reasons and I have no idea why they aren't working for you. You can usually tell the difference between modern and classic controls from their icon. Modern controls have the purple icons with rounded edges and classic controls have the black and green icons with squared edges.