{"id":6494,"date":"2021-03-31T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softreetechnology.com\/?p=6494"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:08:43","slug":"what-is-powerapps-collection-and-how-to-create-a-collection-in-powerapps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softreetechnology.com\/blog\/powerapps\/what-is-powerapps-collection-and-how-to-create-a-collection-in-powerapps\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PowerApps Collection and how to create a Collection in PowerApps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In simple words, collection by mean is a group of items. PowerApps provides most useful feature i.e. PowerApps Collection. It is an array that is use to keep data in PowerApps memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Create a Collection in <\/em>PowerApps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syntax &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Collect (Collection Name, record(s))<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Collect<\/em> = this is the default function name provided by PowerApps to create the collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Collection Name<\/em> = we need to give any name to our collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Record(s)<\/em> = we are providing values to our collection, each record stores item values within curly braces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steps to Create Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Open Power Apps window. Select On Start Property.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softreetechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pri1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6495\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Let\u2019s take a simple example for Employee details showing employee id and designation. Add the following formula on Start method.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Collect (Employee Details, {EmpID: &#8220;11021051&#8221;, Designation: &#8220;Software Developer&#8221;}, {EmpID: &#8220;11021052&#8221;, Designation: &#8220;Product Manager&#8221;}, {EmpID: &#8220;11021052&#8221;, Designation: &#8220;HR&#8221;})<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softreetechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pri2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6496\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Now save and publish the app. And reopen the app in edit mode. Go to<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>View -&gt;Collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softreetechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pri3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6497\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking on Collection will show you the collection you have made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softreetechnology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pri4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6498\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Words &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is PowerApps Collection?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Syntax for PowerApps Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. How to create PowerApps Collection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. What is PowerApps Collection and how to create a Collection in PowerApps?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Build a PowerApps Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In simple words, collection by mean is a group of items. PowerApps provides most useful feature i.e. PowerApps Collection. It is an array that is use to keep data in PowerApps memory. \u00a0Create a Collection in PowerApps Syntax &#8211; Collect (Collection Name, record(s)) Here Collect = this is the default function name provided by PowerApps to create the collection. 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