Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List

Do you know how to add a SharePoint lookup column in Power Apps? If not, no need to worry!

This Power Apps tutorial will teach all the information about the Power Apps lookup SharePoint list. Here, we will discuss how to add a SharePoint lookup column in Power Apps using two ways. Such as:

Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List Using Customized Forms
Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List Using Dropdown Control

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Let’s see how to add a SharePoint lookup list lookup column in Power Apps using two different examples.

Example – 1:

I have two SharePoint Online lists, i.e., [“Employee Onboarding” and “Employee Departements] and the first SharePoint list contains the below fields.

Column Name	Data Type
Employee ID	It is a default single line of text
Employee Name	A single line of text column
Email	A single line of text column
Gender	Choice
Joining Date	Date and time
Employee Department	A single line of text

The second SharePoint list [Employee Departements] contains the fields as shown below.

Column Name	Data Type
Employee Department	It is a default single line of text column
Department Manager	A single line of text

Refer to the below image:

In Power Apps, there is a SharePoint list customized form, now I want to add a SharePoint lookup column in the dropdown control as in the screenshot below.

To work around this example, follow the below-mentioned steps. Such as:

1. Open respective SharePoint Online list [Employee Onboarding] -> Expand the Integrate dropdown, select Power Apps, and click on the Customize forms as shown below.

2. When you click on the Customize forms, the Powerapps form will appear with SharePoint list fields.

3. Also, you can add or remove the unwanted columns from the Edit fields section (Properties -> Edit fields) as shown below.

4. Here, Since the “Employee Department” field is a Text data type. Now, I want to make this field as a Lookup field by using another List column from the “Employee Department list”.

5. To make the field as a Lookup field in PowerApps, select the Employee Department Data card and unlock it (Advanced -> Unlock). Once it unlocks, just remove or delete that Data card value text box.

6. Now insert a Dropdown control (Insert -> Input -> Dropdown) inside the Employee Department Data card.

7. Just drag and resize the dropdown control as per your need. If you select the dropdown control, then you can see its Items property as DropDownSample. Also, you can rename the Dropdown control. By default, the name will be Dropdown1.

powerapps sharepoint online list lookup column

8. Now, we need to add another SharePoint list, i.e., [Employee Departments] to the Power Apps like below.

9. Next, select the Dropdown control and set its Items property to the code below.

Items = 'Employee Departments'.Title

Where,

‘Employee Departments’ = Second SharePoint Online List
Title = SharePoint List Text Field

10. Now, in the Powerapps Customize form, the Dropdown control is to get all the options in the Title field [From the Employee Departments List].

11. Now we will talk about the errors that appear in the “Employee Department Data Card”. The errors are appearing because of the Dropdown Data card value.

12. As we have changed the data card value from the text box to the dropdown box, that’s why we need to pass the dropdown card value to the Employee Department Data Card’s Update property as well as the Y property (Height property).

Update = drp_Depatments. Selected.Title

Y = drp_Depatments. Height

Where,

drp_Depatments = Power Apps Dropdown Value

13. Once your app is ready, Save, Publish, and Preview the app. Whenever the user clicks on the dropdown control, it will display all the lookup column values as shown below.

This is all about the Power Apps lookup SharePoint list using customized forms.

Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List Using Dropdown Control

I have a SharePoint Online List, i.e., [Patient Tracker]. This list contains the below fields.

Column Name	Data Type
Patient ID	This is a default single line of text; I just renamed it as “Patient ID”
Name	A single line of text
Date Of Birth	Date and time
Disease	Disease

This SharePoint lookup column [Disease] is added from another SharePoint source list named “Diseases List“. This list contains the below fields.

Column Name	Data Type
Disease	It is a default single line of text, I just renamed it as “Disease”
Doctor’s Name	A single line of text
Doctor’s Experience	Number
Doctor’s Fees	Currency

Refer to the below screenshot:

In Power Apps, a “New Form” is connected to the SharePoint Online list. This form contains a Dropdown field called Disease [Lookup Column], having values like Diarrhea, Influenza, Lyme disease, etc.

When a user selects any value from the dropdown control, the text inputs will display the disease-related doctor’s name and fees based on the selected disease.

To achieve the above example, follow the below-mentioned steps. Such as:

1. Create Power Apps Canvas app -> Connect to the SharePoint Online list [Patient Tracker]. Once the SharePoint list is added, it will appear under the Data section below.

powerapps lookup from another sharepoint list

2. Insert an Edit form [frm_NewPatient] -> set its DataSource as:

DataSurce = 'Patient Tracker'

Where,

‘Patient Tracker’ = SharePoint Online List

3. To display the SharePoint list fields in the form control, click the Edit fields option and add fields as needed.

4. To get the Edit Form to a New form, just set the Default mode as “New” as in the screenshot below.

5. Insert a Text input [Textinput_Doctor’sName] control inside the form and set its Default property to the code below.

Default = LookUp(
    'Patient Tracker',
    Disease.Value = drp_Disesase.Selected.Value,
    'Disease: Doctor''s Name'.Value
)

Where,

LookUp() = This Power Apps LookUp() function is used to find a single record that matches one or more criteria
‘Patient Tracker’ = SharePoint Online List
Disease.Value = SharePoint lookup field value
drp_Disesase = Dropdown Control Name
‘Disease: Doctor”s Name’ = It is a SharePoint additional column from the source list

powerapps lookup function sharepoint list

6. Then, insert another Text input control [Textinput_Doctor’sFees] -> Set its Default property as:

Default = LookUp(
    'Diseases List',
    Disease = drp_Disesase.Selected.Value,
    'Doctor''s Fees'
)

Where,

‘Diseases List’ = SharePoint Source List
Disease = SharePoint Lookup column
‘Doctor”s Fees’ = SharePoint Currency Field

7. Save, Publish, and Preview the app. If a user selects any value from the dropdown control, then text inputs will display the values based on the dropdown selected value, as shown below.

Conclusion

This Power Apps tutorial taught all the Power Apps lookup SharePoint list information. Here, we discussed how to add a SharePoint lookup column in Power Apps using two ways. Such as:

Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List Using Customized Forms
Power Apps Lookup SharePoint List Using Dropdown Control