PATCH A SharePoint Person Column In Power Apps

Goal

Change the EmployeePerson column (Person Type) from blank to “Matthew Devaney” in a SharePoint list.

Input

Project Tasks (SharePoint List)

ID	TaskName	DueDate	EmployeePeople
1	Write project plan	11/7/2020

Patch Function Code

Patch( 'Project Tasks', LookUp('Project Tasks', ID=1), { EmployeePerson: { '@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|[email protected]", Department: "", DisplayName: "Matthew Devaney", Email: "[email protected]", JobTitle: "", Picture: "" } } )Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Output

Project Tasks (SharePoint List)

ID	TaskName	DueDate	EmployeePeople
1	Write project plan	11/7/2020	Matthew Devaney

Scenario #1: ComboBox

Patch a value found in a combo box to a People field.

ComboBox Properties Code

Items: Choices('PATCH Function Examples'.EmployeePerson) DisplayFields: ["DisplayName"] SearchFields: ["DisplayName"]Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Patch Function Code

Patch( 'Project Tasks', LookUp('Project Tasks', ID=1), { EmployeePerson: ComboBox_Person.Selected } )Code language: JavaScript (javascript)