Power Apps Deep Linking to Screen | App StartScreen & OnStart

[@danielwu8660]

It's brilliant to force the app to auto-restart every time launching it. Thanks you Reza for this amazing video and it unblocked a huge blocker on my project from implementing deep linking since we couldn't get the params update!!

[@RezaDorrani]

My pleasure

[@leoriosan4860]

I use this time and again when embedding specific screens in sharepoint modals as a quick way to capture user input. Time off requests, specific team engagement requests, class surveys, etc. etc. Instead of having people navigate through your app, you can link directly to the right screen in the most conducive setting (email, sharepoint, teams channel, flow script). Thank you as always, Reza, for your dedication to this community! I point new people to your channel regularly :)

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks so much for sharing so many scenarios in which this can be leveraged. So happy to hear the feedback.

[@jamiethompson9419]

Your video is a sanity saver Reza! I spent days trying to follow the guidance of other articles / videos that led to nothing but frustration. Thank you sir!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome Jamie. Next time, you know where to check :)

[@NKBobcat]

We are always on the same page. This was very timely to me last week and when the old method didn't work anymore, it took me an hour to figure out how to use the parameter in the App.OnStart and the condition in the App.StartScreen. It's actually much easier now to set up deep linking. I'm going to watch this to try to pick up pointers from the best! Thanks Reza!

[@RezaDorrani]

Wonderful! Thank You so much.

[@saeedsm57]

The main thing that I love your videos is that you cover a concept or a feature completely! Thanks for your comprehensive tutorial.

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome, thank you!

[@chrisproctor2854]

I've been trying to find a good lesson on deep linking, and was not surprised to finally get to one created by you!

[@RezaDorrani]

This video covers a lot :)

[@fadiahdab]

Really, I don't know in which way I should thank you, I was hesitating to see the video because I am fully aware of deep linking then I said "No, Reza always makes videos for a good purpose ",&RestartApp=true, this what I have been searching for a long time, always there is something new to learn from this channel,😉

[@RezaDorrani]

You are most most welcome. I also thought about why would people watch this video. My goal is always to offer something new. I was hoping folks give this video a chance.

[@frankpatton3059]

You can always learn something. Reza takes his time and is a very skilled in our field.

[@amanchourasia1870]

@@RezaDorraniis any completed video available of this app which u created, how u created?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@amanchourasia1870 Idea of video is to share about deep linking. The completed app was designed to support the concept. I do not have a full build video.

[@amanchourasia1870]

@@RezaDorrani ok thanks please also make videos of making such beautiful apps this could be extremely helpful

[@djvenjoy]

I cannot express in words how much you helped me with this video! I was already impressed by the quality of your other videos such as the one with your explanation of designing the grid view, but this video helped me with the very specific solution of forcing the app to restart in the parameter section to make sure the user always is send to the right screen. Your solutions are better than ChatGPT can think of, thanks a lot.

[@RezaDorrani]

I'm so glad to hear the feedback! Thanks so much

[@bogdan2442]

This is fantastic Reza! It's exactly what I was after for an app I a building. I don't want users to go to SharePoint interface to see item details screen. Love watching your videos and learning! Keep them coming!

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome! You are most welcome

[@DionVansevenant]

Brilliant! I'm on my 3rd re-write of my app, and this helped nail down a few things. The "restartApp=true" in the deep link is a real gem! Thank you!

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad it helped!

[@dougydoe]

Another great Video, Reza. The push notification was particularly new to me as I haven't used that before. I'll go and watch the push notification video you posted to get a deeper understanding but this was very useful. Replicating it again was a great help. Thank you again.

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome! Thanks so much.

[@claytonjames7436]

Great work Reza - you always go that extra mile like including the issue with Mobile restartApp. Thanks!

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for the appreciation. Glad to hear the feedback.

[@RajkumarGandhi-q1c]

A day never ended without @Reza Dorrani, Thank you so much 🐱‍🏍🐱‍🏍🐱‍🏍🐱‍🏍

[@RezaDorrani]

Wow! Thanks so much. Have a great day 😊

[@hemantshama]

Reza Dorrani - You are amazing. Not even half way though this video and I was able to deep link my newly created app and could send deeplink url in approval notifications. Keep helping and keep sharing amazing videos

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome! Thank You for watching.

[@olivergigi]

For some reason, it would not let me change the value of my gift because a couple of bucks is way too little for the time you gave back to me. Thank you again.

[@RezaDorrani]

No worries! Thanks so much

[@peterpan-bv9eo]

If you'd be a chef, you had a permanent 3 star Michelin rating. Excellent stuff Reza!!!

[@RezaDorrani]

Wow! Thank You

[@spen2431]

Saved... bookmarked... watched and will watch again... Nice one Reza 👍👍💥💥

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank You

[@PowerGI]

This is an amazing video Reza! Thanks so much for sharing with the world :) I saw in your Linkedin you joined Microsoft recently! Congratulations and best wishes for this new journey! You deserve all the success and best things in the world!

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank You so much

[@hereskieu1]

Thank you so much for your help Reza! This is exactly what I was looking for an app I'm building! Again, thank you!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome!

[@jhonataswilliangoncalvesde2470]

Hi Reza, thank you for all your videos. I am getting a lot of learning on your videos. With all of those videos i was capable to build some sharepoint integrated applications in my Job. Keep doing these great videos, you are amazing!

[@RezaDorrani]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for watching

[@AmyCustomer]

Wow, this opens so many doors for my current development. Thank you once again for your excellent training.

[@RezaDorrani]

You're very welcome!

[@avinash445]

This channel should have more subscribers. Great content with a clear explanation as always 👍

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks Avinash. Hopefully subscribers grow with word of mouth

[@olivergigi]

Thank you so much for your thorough explanation! I got my email workflow right, but I was struggling with the OnStart vs Start Screen properties and how to set the navigation to the appropriate screen/patch form. It all clicked in noggin after that, and it worked like a charm. Keep up the good work.

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad to hear that!

[@JC-wz9ts]

Thank you thank you thank you ! This is exactly what I was looking for and it was so easy to follow!!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome!

[@oluwatobiyusuf]

This is a great refresher video for me on deep linking. Thank you Reza

[@RezaDorrani]

Great! Thank You

[@akshaynm]

Many Thanks Reza!!! I was waiting for this video from a long... ! Thanks a ton once again!!

[@RezaDorrani]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@akshaynm]

@@RezaDorrani yes please.. 🙂🙏🏻

[@howardchueh5704]

At the 9:09 mark in your video, you demonstrated using a form with a formula referencing VarItem. However, I’m working with a form and using Table2.Selected to reference data from the previous page. How can I adapt the formula or functionality to make it work in my case? Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help!

[@RezaDorrani]

Table onselect or before navigating to form sceeen, store that table selected record in that same variable

[@basictalent1]

Wish to give 1000 likes to this video. Many thanks, Reza 😊

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank You

[@lawrenceparker5045]

This tutorial is amazing! Does this type of deeplinking only work when there is only one form present on the screen you are trying to deep link to?

[@RezaDorrani]

Typically, there is 1 form associated with a data source.

[@Clchenoweth08]

This was awesome! So easy to follow. Thank you!!

[@RezaDorrani]

You're so welcome!

[@geralddahl9159]

Thanks for all the hard thought and preparation and effort behind this gift that you have so graciously shared. Best wishes for you in your new role with Microsoft.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for appreciating the effort & thanks for watching.

&RestartApp=true and I learnt something new... I rhythmed. Thanks Reza just another awesomely explained well needed topic. 👍🏻❤

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and liking the video.

[@paulwright9988]

Another amazing video Reza, thanks sooo much!

[@RezaDorrani]

My pleasure!

[@马勒-n3y]

Hi Reze, thank you for the nice video. I found if we use the Display Form for the deep linking, that one does not work, it will show "Getting your data....". my understanding is that display form is faster than the StartScreen

[@RezaDorrani]

That is not the case. Cannot be faster than startscreen. Logic of setting variable is on App OnStart which is the first function that gets called. I have not come across this issue and hence not sure why is it happening in your case. I recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@马勒-n3y]

@@RezaDorrani Hi Reza, thank you, I tested it and found the reason, it might because I used the "Concurrent", but yes you are right

[@Learnpowerplatform]

Thanks a lot reza for this amazing video abt deep links. Just wanted to know is there any video published by you about wireframe and supported tools for powerapps projects.

[@RezaDorrani]

I have no videos on wireframes or supported tools.

[@Learnpowerplatform]

No problem. Thanks again for this video

[@stephendarier1390]

Good day What a video really informative 👏. And you answered my question about the mobile deep linking champion 🏆 Enjoy the rest of your week and keep the content coming.

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad I could help and thanks for suggesting the idea. Many a times its the suggestions that help improve the videos.

[@OjuluOjumu]

Hi Reza, thank you so much for this awesome video and thanks for all you do to help people. I don't know whether you got my previous comment or not, but I have one question. I have built a form using Power Apps. My form has 5 checkbox fields which allows for multiple selections. I have also built responsive gallery to display the items on Power Apps. Now the issue that I am having is, I wanted to have a deep linking URL to get the URL of a particular record. I followed the video and did it. But, when I view the record clicking on the link, none of the checkbox selections are shown. Are there any settings that I'm missing?

[@RezaDorrani]

I will have to look at your app in action to provide guidance. I recommend posting your issue with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@xoliswamazomba80]

Hello Reza, Thank you so much for your work, your videos are brilliant and extremely helpful, When I deep link to a form the values selected in the people picker are blank, how can I fix this?

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome! I have not come experienced this and hence not sure what the cause for it could be. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@breadandcheese1880]

Brilliant video Reza -ji! Thank you!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@FabianR109]

Thank you Reza for this video great work, it helped a lot!! One further question: Do you happen to know why the formatting theme of my app is gone when deep linking to a specific screen via URL syntax and what can be done to solve it? The theme (colour, textmode etc) is defined in the OnStart property of the App, whereas the StartScreen contains the Switch & Param-Function the same way you have shown. No forms are needed in my app, just deeplinking to the respective screen is sufficient. Appreciate your feedback, thanks!

[@RezaDorrani]

Im not sure why that would be the case.

[@FabianR109]

@@RezaDorrani Thanks for your quick reply. I found & solved the issue. The issue was me ;)

[@kireetiyakkali]

Terrific video with top notch explanation. Many Thanks Reza!! I have a question, you are passing the item ID in the app url using a flow in the background still there is a possibility where users can manually pass different id's in the URL directly and they can view different the records. How do we prevent this?

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! I did show how to check security and then direct user to a screen. Example was of admin screen.

[@ganeshroyal7281]

Hi Reza, your videos are very much helpful and informative. I have a doubt regarding the deep linking concept. I have implemented Deep Linking Concept, every time I publish the app with new changes the weblink gets generated. If I provide weblink in deep linking as hard coded. Is it going to take the new version Web Link? or else what is the solution to get the new published version web link. Thanks In Advance

[@RezaDorrani]

The weblink will be the same for each published version of the app.

[@mthered9390]

Amazing video as usual! Thanks, Reza!

[@RezaDorrani]

My pleasure!

[@renaudherman6917]

Thanks Reza for this good tutorial. Instead of copying the URL, is is possible to make a getURL fonction? I work on 3 differents environments so I have to change the code after importing the package on another environment.

[@RezaDorrani]

You can set the URL as an environment variable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHeqlIuJdsyUra8

[@muza1453]

Hey Reza. Brilliant video! Thank you so much!!!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome!

[@michaeldyer612]

This is a great lesson on deep linking. I have got it to mostly work. I am able to get my deep link to open to the page I want, but not to the tab I need the user to go to on the page. How do we go about deep linking to a specific tab (this instance is tab 2) on a page?

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks. Depends on what a tab means. It could be designed in various ways. I will have to look at your App in action to know the steps. I recommend posting your query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@michaeldyer612]

@@RezaDorrani Thank you Reza. I have made a post but do need to put some screenshots up with it. I will get this done later this evening.

[@RezaDorrani]

@@michaeldyer612 I know there are many experts on forums who assist in their free time. You would not get an immediate response.

[@rlsid]

Thank you for this! This really helped with my project and pretty straightforward. 🙂

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad it helped!

[@belandry1]

Thanks Reza, appreciate all your time and efforts put into your content! I was reading through all comments to see if anyone had same scenario as myself, and it looks like "Doda Soares" possibly did...But i have one app for multiple types of requests. So each screen saves to a different SPO lists depending on request type. I want the admins of their respective list be able to see (an email with the deep link) the request submitted, is there any filtering I would need to do on start for the app to know which list the ID is coming from?...if that makes sense

[@RezaDorrani]

My videos receive tons of comments :) Not possible for me to look through them to get context. For your scenario, one option would be to pass list id and list name as parameters. In power apps, read list name and accordingly redirect to form screen for that specific list.

[@belandry1]

@@RezaDorrani ok thanks i'll give that a try, thanks for your quick response!

[@sathyakrishnan8582]

Hi Reza, thanks for the video!!... my powerapp has lot of variables and dependent collection that are getting loaded on app start...the app onstart and the deeplinked screen onvisible actions runs asynchronously..so, on app start if i give the param id value to a variable the id is not retrieved as expected in deeplinked screen.. to fix this i used the param id directly on onvisible action of the deeplinked screen against a set variable.. so, if the deeplink url is called, this set variable takes the id from the url or if the navigation happen within the app, the variable takes the value from the previous screen.. kindly let me know if this approach is correct or anywhere it could fail..

[@RezaDorrani]

Approach sounds correct. Validate with different scenarios to see if it fails.

[@sathyakrishnan8582]

@@RezaDorrani thank you😀

[@ahiqtidar]

Great Video Reza. Just like always. I have a similar question related to deep linking from email or push notifications. I have one drop down on an analysis screen and one display form connected to my share point list in same screen. User need to select drop down to filter the form. Is it possible that i can predefine the dropdown value in the URL so when the approver clicks on the URL drop down is preselect3f

[@RezaDorrani]

Possible. Pass param, read param value in app and use it default your dropdown control.

[@ahiqtidar]

@@RezaDorrani I tried but unfortunately I failed, is there any video like this or any community post that you are aware of?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@ahiqtidar I do not have a video reference. Best to post your query on forums.

[@arlettepwatsonify]

Thank you for this video. However, I have been having some trouble with the restartApp parameter. Did you set that parameter somewhere within PowerApps? Because it is still not auto-refreshing and I feel like I missed a part. When I click on the link in the email, it tells me that there is a new version of the app and asks me to refresh it.

[@RezaDorrani]

Welcome! Param is added to link as shown in video. I have not come across the mentioned issue and hence not sure what the fix for your issue is. I recommend posting your issue with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@arlettepwatsonify]

@@RezaDorrani Hello. Thank you for the response. I know the parameter is added to the link but like the ID and screenname parameters is the restartApp parameter also set up somewhere within PowerApp or is it a generic parameter?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@arlettepwatsonify Those are read within the power app. Video is a step by step guide.

[@marieraymond6512]

Another amazing video with details given where others do not provide. Thank you. In the Switch formula, the Admin "If" statement for security, how does the query go if using a list of approvers (e.i.A3 Approvers list) with emails in the list? or if using a SharePoint group?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have done videos on checking if user is in security group or user is in list etc. you would need to look into those.

[@TimBlaze80]

This is a great video, as are all your others. You are my go-to.

[@RezaDorrani]

Wow, thank you!

[@michaelcvetanovich3392]

Hi Reza, this is so great! I've been trying to do something similar in a PowerApp for Teams and having a lot of problems, the string requirements are different. Is there any chance you are going to one for Teams?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not tried exploring with Teams and do not have plans for one as of now. I make videos when I receive multiple requests on a topic. Every quarter I ask subscribers for topic suggestions on Community Tab of my channel. Most voted topic ideas get added to my backlog. Make sure to suggest this idea whenever the next topic suggestion post is out.

[@deepakcitm]

I really love your videos and way of explaining

[@RezaDorrani]

Thank you so much

[@arlequin71]

Thanks for this demostration Reza, Excellent and clear explanation as always. Quick question.. could you recommend a alternative Deep Link approach for Dataverse Tables in which ID column is replaced by GUID?. Thanks in advance.

[@RezaDorrani]

Concept would be similar. Send GUID as query param. Read it in Power Apps and typecast it to GUID. Example: Set x = GUID(Param("paramname"))

[@arlequin71]

Thanks! You’re the best!

[@battle_born]

Thank You so much for sharing your knowledge and skills! Really appreciate it!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@stevesimi5393]

Awesome explanation as always. Thank you!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome. Thanks for watching Steve

[@HammettDown]

Hi Reza. Thanks again for another great video! Quick question: Can you pass a variable with the deep linking? I've been successful with setting up the deep link connection to the specific page. However, depending on the variable OnVisible, different tables will appear. I'd like to have the variable defined in the link, if possible. So, for example, Team A and Team B have a link to the same page. However, they each see something different on arrival. Can the Switch(Param("screenname")... step be expanded to do this?

[@RezaDorrani]

You could pass a param, then direct to a screen, where onvisible you can write code to read the param, set your variable and then redirect again.

[@HammettDown]

​@@RezaDorrani Perfect. It took a few attempts but I was able to make it work. Thanks!

[@prithvisinghchauhan3442]

Hi Reza, I am developing a PowerApp for the client I work for, and whenever I am facing any issues or blockers I refer your videos and articles, that helps me a lot, Rn I am stuck in the Deep Linking, I am able to navigate to the desired screen through the link, but I am not sure the Data ( SharePoint Lists) are not getting loaded through deep linking, otherwise they are getting loaded.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for referring my videos. I have not experienced the mentioned issue and hence not sure what the cause for it could be. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@znemzzz]

App.Onstart is not available in my current version even if I turned it on in settings (retired) feature. I got away with this by checking if param has a value in the startscreen, then I navigate it to the page where they would view the detail correctly. on the specific screen, i added the rules in the onvisible event to populate varRecord. Thanks! watching the video helped in a way

[@RezaDorrani]

👍

[@asheerhasan5680]

Dear Reza, Great work! quick one please, will the same method work in Start and Wait approval also? I mean if we add the different screens url in Start and Wait approval as a link will it be behave the same? Pls advise.

[@asheerhasan5680]

I did my test and it's working.

[@RezaDorrani]

Looks like you got it to work based on your response comment.

Hello! do you have a specific video on how to do the very last example you've shown, the one with clicking the list items, they opened in the embedded canvas app? I've been trying to achieve this unsuccessfully!! :( Thank you Reza

[@RezaDorrani]

I have probably done those. I have done over 240+ videos so I dont remember which one. I have a playlist on SharePoint. It might be in that.

@@RezaDorrani I found it, thanks so much! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnOTqZelhtqCZ8k

[@coralinemillet1367]

Thanks (again) Reza for your videos, it is most appreciated ! I have nevertheless a problem since months, maybe you have already un countered it. When power apps have to open a picture from an office SHarepoint list, no problem, but when it is on another server linked with a http link or even from the office 365 outlook connector, it happens regularly that picture does not open. I can correct this by downloading one document from the app, and then it is corrected , but it is annoying and I cannot deploy like that the app, advising users to first download a document before using properly the app. Thanks in advance for any advice, Coraline

[@coralinemillet1367]

I forgot to precise that it is not happening only with picture, it concerns any document (like in the attachments viewer component I downloaded and used)

[@RezaDorrani]

Attachments viewer control has limitations on mobile (I have called it out in video description)

[@RezaDorrani]

Attachments viewer control has limitations on mobile (I have called it out in video description)

[@coralinemillet1367]

@@RezaDorrani i dont usé on mobile, not even tablet, Only computer At beginning i thought that maybe problèm was coming from the web Link that create a view of any format file, but recently when i added just simple User() photo from office 365 it was doing the same. It is like if the app needs that I force first the path to server to initialize

[@coralinemillet1367]

This problem happens through app in Teams or in Chrome or in Edge

[@prithvisinghchauhan3442]

Hi Raza, I am developing a PowerApp for the client I work for, and whenever I am facing any issues or blockers I refer your videos and articles, that helps me a lot, Rn I am stuck in the Deep Linking, I am able to navigate to the desired screen through the link, but I am not sure the Data ( SharePoint Lists) are not getting loaded through deep linking, otherwise they are getting loaded.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for referring my videos. I have not experienced the mentioned issue and hence not sure what the cause for it could be. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@prithvisinghchauhan3442]

@@RezaDorrani it got resolved, once I restarted the PowerApps, Thanks for responding. Keep making videos like this, it really helps..

[@raymondsmith8319]

Hey Reza great video. Does deep linking work with SharePoint links as well? Say I have a link in my SharePoint site that I want to connect to a specific screen in my Powerapp. Is that possible?

[@RezaDorrani]

Idea is to open a specific screen in power apps based on link provided. It does not matter where the link comes from as long as params are passed to power apps.

[@raymondsmith8319]

@@RezaDorrani Thanks. Does this work with App IDs as well?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@raymondsmith8319 You could simply link to the app url.

[@raghavianugu309]

Reza, that was a great video 👏 ... I really got to know a lot about deep linking. I have a question . I'm working on a similar scenario where I want the users to navigate to various screens via email links but I'm hide/show some fields on screens based on the role (Admin,Manager etc) which I'm currently checking and storing the value to a global variable in 'Onstart' property of the tablet /desktop App. Will those values still be valid while deep linking or should I use the restartApp function and get those values again for showing or hiding some fields on the screen ?

[@RezaDorrani]

Restart app will run the onstart again and load your values.

[@TracyWork]

Another great video! I am attempting to do deep linking from a SharePoint list. I am trying to grab the ID parameter that I am passing in the OnStart for the app and setting it to a variable but the assignment doesn't ever work for me. It works in the On Visible for the form. Does the OnStart run when deep linking to a page other than the home page of a Power App?

[@RezaDorrani]

OnStart runs when app loads.

[@ksowjanya4488]

Hello Reza, I have two screens with gallery. when I preview I could see gallery, but when I am using deep-linking I could see only one gallery. I could not see other gallery which is in other screen. Could you please tell what might be the possibilities?

[@RezaDorrani]

I will have to look at your App in action to provide guidance. I would recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@theresaa.efiokwu9863]

Hello Reza, Thank you for this video. How do you deep linking where you have to ensure that one of the fields is editable while others should be view only containing details of a form

[@RezaDorrani]

Edit and View only logic would need to be built in the form experience. Has nothing to do with deep linking. I do not have a video reference on this scenario and would have to try it out to provide guidance. I would recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@davidwhite9065]

Great video thanks Reza - definitely helped me!

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching.

[@somizadeh5668]

Thank you for good videos. How I can clear content of a cell in excel with a if condition in power automate flow?

[@RezaDorrani]

I do not have a video reference on your scenario. I would recommend checking on forums in case someone has done something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@chlearning]

Great video! I have a question as to whether setting the variable for Item and using that in a link will allow multiple people to open a link to the edit page with different Item numbers at the same time? Or will it reset to the new Item if someone opens a link while another user is editing their item?

[@RezaDorrani]

If user has access to the item then yes

[@razkenable]

Thank you for your informative videos, which are very beneficial. I have a question! How do you collect fields before navigating to the screen in Powerapps, when using SharePoint as a source?

[@RezaDorrani]

Collect fields?

[@razkenable]

@@RezaDorrani I'm using a form for screen 1 and a Data Table for screen 2! I'm unable to collect the fields from Screen 1 into screen 2! Which I'm working to make as one record in Sharepoint

[@RezaDorrani]

@@razkenable You can simply point to form.lastsubmit to get the details

[@razkenable]

The real question is: How do I submit multiple orders from Forms and Datatables as one record in Sharepoint?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@razkenable I do not have a video reference on this scenario and would have to try it out to provide guidance. I will recommend checking or posting your query on forums in case someone has done something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@harjinderatkar9818]

Hi Reza - really useful video, thank you!I have a question - I have one screen with 3 galleries split by using the tab functionality. Is there a way to deep link to a specific tab on a screen?

[@RezaDorrani]

Depends on how u switch tabs. Presumably via a variable. You can check param value and accordingly set your tab variable.

[@harjinderatkar9818]

Correct, this is stored as a variable as I followed your “how to create tabbed forms” video. How do I check the param value?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@harjinderatkar9818 This video itself shows how to check param value

[@harjinderatkar9818]

Thank you I figured it out - sorry got confused with the terminology

[@ionb.2384]

Many thanks for this video! It helped me a lot :)

[@RezaDorrani]

Glad it helped!

[@sridharreddy1607]

Hi Reza, Is there anyway to open a website inside any control of powerapps for example container?

[@RezaDorrani]

There are pcf controls for . May be you can check those.

[@2007pradipta]

If we have a Variable set in *OnStart* can we use this as condition to navigate in in *StartSceen* ? or any way can do it value from OnStart.

[@RezaDorrani]

I don't think so.

[@AmyCustomer]

Hi Reza, I've implemented this and I get the parameters to work just fine. I am doing this instead of using a flow to send emails, etc... and all of that is working except the delay between steps is causing problems, the email arrives before the record is written to SharePoint list. ANYWAY, is there any way to delay some aspect of this so that the next step owner doesn't get the link until the record has been written to the list? Or is the only way to do that by using a flow?

[@RezaDorrani]

I would suggest looking at why the notification is going out first in your case. I recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@ratcat4406]

Hi reza , Thanks for this video , i have one question. When i am trying deep linking from email it is redirecting me to the screen but in the edit form it is showing getting your data but will not give any output in form

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not come across this issue and hence not sure what is the cause for your issue. I recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@Rich-hm9ux]

I have implemented these parameter concepts into my form, but when I open the form from a link that has these parameters added (screenname and ID) , it seems to disregard some or maybe all of the code that I have in the OnVisible property of the screen that loads. Specifically, I have a Select(Btn_Load_Grid) command that triggers a button (another concept that you created) to show the items in a gallery in a different list. Maybe it is an order of operations issue? Any ideas to ensure that the commands in the OnVisible property of the screen are respected?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not experienced the mentioned issue and hence not sure what is the cause for it. I will recommend posting your issue with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com in case someone has experienced something similar.

[@Lloydjr]

In regards to the role based deep linking, how can I get it to work based on emails from a SharePoint list rather than hard coding each email? I've tried adding several different formulas to no avail. The one that seemed most promising is "If(!IsBlank(Filter('User List', User.Email=User().Email)), 'scrn_admin', 'scrn_main'" but it will still only navigate to the admin screen.

[@RezaDorrani]

Im not sure why it would not be working. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@Milyboy6412]

Can we do the same for custom page , and does it start with the model driven app or the custom page itself?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not tried with a custom page, hence not sure.

[@balaji.k619]

Hi Reza, one query, using deep linking we can navigate the users to the respective item form screen, but i want to show form fields in view or edit mode based on logged in user. In that case custom validation in Display mode of individual fields/Datacard can take care of the behavior right?

[@RezaDorrani]

Yes

[@sravanisravs6711]

in my case I have a page in that page request actions are there like incr click here to start ,bkf click here to start, etc , and when I click on incr it opens power apps form and I this form I have a data source as sharepoint list ,in this list resource action column is there that data cardvalue in the form is auto filled by incr/bkf/etc based on the user clicks on the incr click here to start /bkf click here to start/etc how to do this and in the app.onstart set(var action,param{"action"}) like this I am taking

[@RezaDorrani]

It would be best to post your issue with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com

[@yayak.9726]

amazing as usual, if possible to make a video on how to get user custom properties such as Employee ID as well as how to get user details from a custom property (EmployeeID). Also, is there any possibility to import fonts to PowerApps. Thanks

[@RezaDorrani]

I make videos when I get multiple requests on a particular topic. Every quarter I ask subscribers for topic suggestions on the Community Tab of my KZbin channel. Subscribers vote for topics and the highest voted topics get added to my backlog. Make sure you post this in the next topic suggestion post. If it gets a lot of votes, I will add it to my backlog.

[@emanuelarcas1]

Hi Reza, the outcome of your solution is brilliant. I tried step by step on my end and the StartScreen section is not working for me. I noticed you did a deep link for your app Request Leave. Is it possible to share a video on how you did that one? On my case either my link is not built properly or the StartScreen setup is not working somehow. Thanks

[@RezaDorrani]

I no longer have access to that app and currently have no plans for a follow up video on this topic. I recommend posting your issue/query with screenshots on the forums at powerusers.microsoft.com in case someone has experienced something similar.

[@danielhuber2936]

Great video thanks Reza - will adapt my applications.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for watching

[@Fateee-s]

Question, is your 'List of Events' and 'Admin' same data source?

[@RezaDorrani]

Yes

[@antoniokimble5286]

I saw a video back in March describing that OnStart was going to be deprecated and to use an alternative, namely an intro or splash screen. Have you heard of this? Originally, I used the OnStart to concurrently declare my company colors and collections to be used throughout the app. I moved all of that to the OnVisible property of my splash screen. I did end up using the StartScreen for my deep linking out of luck, lol, so when the user clicked on the next button from the splash screen, they are navigated to the entry from the email link.

[@RezaDorrani]

OnStart is not being deprecated. Do not be alarmed! Your apps can keep calling Navigate in App.OnStart. Existing apps should see no change in behavior (with one small exception, noted below, and there is a an easy workaround). powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/app-startscreen-a-new-declarative-alternative-to-navigate-in-app-onstart/

[@antoniokimble5286]

@@RezaDorrani Thanks for the link! After reading that article, I'll nuance my functions I used and add them back to the OnStart. I started getting suspicious when 5 months went by and OnStart was still there. I now have to add it back to all my apps though, but that's an easy change.

[@binyabraham2223]

@RezaDorrani i have query ..can we deeplink to specific records in different screens.Suppose you have 4 screens.i want to get the deeplink of recordsID that is from admin page,events,etc and display it in the editview of the form.

[@RezaDorrani]

May be you need to also pass screen name as param. Not something I have tried so not sure.

[@snehanaz8710]

Small doubt, can we use same variable and param Id for different screens

[@RezaDorrani]

I would recommend different.

[@yoshimitsu411]

Great video!! How can we use the powerapp screen deep link in an approval workflow link to item? Thanks

[@RezaDorrani]

Same concept. Approval action has a link to item. Simply use the same deep link url there.

[@RustyShiva]

I need my app to navigate to welcome screen only if it in “New” mode. How can I achieve that? Appreciate your help Reza

[@RezaDorrani]

How can app be in new mode? A form has modes.

[@RustyShiva]

@@RezaDorrani yes, I have 2 screens including a welcome screen. When I edit the existing record it should skip the welcome screen. Is it possible if yes, how? Please help

[@RezaDorrani]

@@RustyShiva Not sure how would that work.

[@edwarddejesus1649]

Hi Reza, is there a way to reset the deep linking? specially if i go back to the mainscreen of my app, the link did not change so if i refresh my browser it go back on the link(with the deep linking).

[@RezaDorrani]

In this video, I do something similar but I did not run into any issues.

[@seenakhan3063]

Here the backend is dataverse- can we do deep linking with SharePoint list as a back end

[@RezaDorrani]

I thought video showed SharePoint

[@dodasoares]

Hi, I'm building right now an app that does have multiple functions, as such I use 3 different sharepoint lists to keep the records for each type of request, and each type of request has a different kind of approver. Can I deeplink each approver to their specific screen and Item ID?

[@RezaDorrani]

Yes. You can pass the screen name and ID as parameter.

[@yadagiribaiti5560]

Another awesome video, thanks a lot! Reza

[@RezaDorrani]

My pleasure

[@markmclean154]

Great video. 3 takeaways namely the mobile app restart issue I couldn't resolve .

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! Not sure why you couldnt resolve it. I recently used it in one of my customer apps and works fine.

[@markmclean154]

@@RezaDorrani Yes, I resolved it after watching video :) and adding "restartApp=true". Next feature is to add push notifications

[@AshishGupta-wk4ts]

Well explained ,Thanks Reza !

[@RezaDorrani]

Your most welcome