PowerApps “Result” column came out of nowhere
Column does not exist. The column with the most similar name is …
When I tried to Patch()
a collection to SharePoint, It kept showing
Column does not exist. The column with the most similar name is …
in which the collection is collected by Defaults(someSharePoint)
. And I never add or delete any column in the collection. So this error seems nonsense to me. Though, when I check the collection, the extra column does appear somehow.
Solved: Fail to recognize column, but its there — Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)
Usually, when this happens, we just reconnect the SharePoint or check the real field name by looking into the list setting.
But this time, it just wouldn’t wrok. It even popped up a new problem.
Check the Collection
So, I checked the collection and found this very “Result” column came out of nowhere.
Just Remove It
Brute force solution. I tried to just simply remove it but failed again. Somehow it appeared after ClearCollect()
.
So the final solution came clear, we need to make the collection
Placed Directly in Where You Need it
No error messages shown and it’s running flawlessly!