How to Add Gallery Data to a Collection in Power Apps

Do you know how to add gallery data to a collection in Power Apps? Well, in this Power Apps tutorial, we will discuss how we can add gallery items to a collection in Power Apps.

Also, we will see how to add some specific columns from the gallery control to the Power Apps collection.

Moreover, we will get to know where we can view the created collection in Power Apps Canvas App.

How to Add Gallery Data to a Collection in Power Apps

Let’s see how we to add gallery items to a Power Apps Collection by taking a simple scenario.

• In the screenshot below, you can see there is a Power Apps Gallery Control, Button Control, and a Data Table Control.
• The gallery control contains all the items from a SharePoint List. When a user will click on the button (Create Collection), then the collection will create and store all the gallery data into it. Also, the result (collection values) will display in the Data table control as shown below.

So let’s get started to achieve this.

• This is the SharePoint List named Car Rental Services which contains various columns with different data types. Such as:

Column Name	Data Type
Car Name	This is a Title column with a Single line of text data type. I just renamed it to Car Name.
Car Type	Choice Column
Daily Price	Single line of text Column
Rent Date	Date and time Column
Car Color	Single line of text Column
Person Name	Single line of text Column

Refer to the SharePoint List image below:

• In Power Apps, insert a Vertical gallery control and add its Items property as:

Items = 'Car Rental Services'

Where,

‘Car Rental Services’ = SharePoint List Name

• Add a Button control and rename it to Create Collection and set its OnSelect property to the code below:

OnSelect = ClearCollect(
    colGalData,
    galCarRentDetails.AllItems
)

Where,

1. colGalData = Collection Name
2. galCarRentDetails = Gallery Control Name

NOTE:

As an alternative to the ClearCollect() function, you can also use Power Apps Collect().
However, if you use the Collect() method, there will be a problem where the same collection will keep creating and adding values to the Data table control whenever a user clicks the button repeatedly.
Use of the Power Apps ClearCollect() is advised because of this.

Refer to the screenshot below.

• Now insert a Data table control and set the collection name on its Items property:

Items = colGalData

colGalData = Collection name that we have created on Button’s Onselect property

• Finally, Save, Publish, and Preview the app. When you will click on the Create Collection button, then the collection will create and add all the gallery items to the Data table control as in the image below.

NOTE:

You can add the Data table columns/headers by using Edit fields property (from Properties pane).

This is how to add Gallery Data to a Collection in Power Apps.

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How to Add Specific Gallery Data to a Collection in Power Apps

Next, we will see how to add some specific gallery data to a collection in Power Apps.

Let’s say, there is a Power Apps Gallery Control (left side image) that contains all the SharePoint list items. Now, rather than including every item in a collection, I want to add some unique or significant data, such as Car Name, Type, and Daily Price.

And the collection result will appear in a Power Apps Data table control as shown below.

Follow the instructions below to work around this.

• In Power Apps, select the Button control (Create Collection) and apply the code below on its OnSelect property as:

OnSelect = ClearCollect(
    colGalDetails,
    ShowColumns(
        galCarRentDetails.AllItems,
        "Title",
        "CarType",
        "DailyPrice"
    )
)

Where,

1. colGalDetails = Collection Name
2. galCarRentDetails = Gallery Control Name
3. “Title“, “CarType“, and “DailyPrice” = These are the special columns that I want to add in the collection

• Now, add a Data table control and set its Items property:

Items = colGalDetails

colGalDetails = Specify the created collection name on Button’s OnSelect property

• Save, Publish, and Preview the app. When you will click on the Create Collection button, then the collection will create and add the specific gallery items to the Data table control as in the image below.

This is how to add specific gallery data to a collection in Power Apps.

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How to View Power Apps Collection

• Suppose, you want to view all the Power Apps Collection that you have created recently (On Button’s OnSelect), then click on the (x) from the left menu -> Expand Collections -> Click on More (…) of a specific Collection -> View Table -> Select the Collection (colGalDetails).
• Finally, you can view all the Power Apps Collection values in the figure below.

This is how we can view Power Apps Collection.

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In this Power Apps tutorial, we learned how to add gallery items to a collection in Power Apps. Also, we saw how to add some specific columns from the gallery control to the Power Apps collection.

Moreover, we discussed how to view the created collection in Power Apps Canvas App.