Nicola Young
Mar 23, 20212 min
Updated: May 21, 2021
Learn how to customize a gallery and use the Patch function directly within a gallery in Power Apps. Shane’s demo shows how to build a gallery that displays employee names, titles, and favorite colors along with cancel, edit, and save buttons.
The Patch function
The UpdateContext function
The Reset function
Link to the video on YouTube: Power Apps Patch Function
Link to the video for Curated Library subscribers: Power Apps Patch function
0:00 Intro
1:02 Demo of the solution
Shane demonstrates the functionality of his employees SharePoint list in a customized gallery. The favorite color and title fields are able to be edited and saved.
3:03 Create the solution in Power Apps and insert a gallery
A vertical gallery is inserted into the app and the Employees SharePoint list is selected as the data source. The title field is customized to include first and last name. A label is added that displays ‘favorite color’ and a drop down control is inserted. An additional label is added that displays ‘title’ and a text input is inserted.
7:56 Add a save button and use the Patch function
A button is added that allows users to save their changes in the gallery. The Patch function is utilized to update a single record.
11:08 Add an edit/cancel button and use the UpdateContext function
A button is added that users must click in order to be able to edit the gallery. The UpdateContext function is added to the edit button to create a toggle effect. The If function is added to the edit button to allow users to cancel their changes in the gallery.
16:52 Add the UpdateContext function to the save button
Upon clicking the save button, the screen reloads and everything resets.
17:52 Add the Reset function to the edit/cancel button
Upon clicking the cancel button, changes that the user has made that have not been saved are discarded.
19:43 Demo of how to patch a new record
Shane demonstrates the functionality of a button that utilizes the Patch and Default functions to patch a new record.
23:15 Demo of how to write a single record
Shane demonstrates the functionality of an additional button that utilizes the Collect function to write a single record.
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