WORKING WITH CHOICE IN DATAVERSE

Choices provide an exact list of values that people can choose. Choices help streamline new record creation and standardize data entry, and they are best suited for a small set of standard short terms rather than a long list of complex entries. You should not use choices when the field usually contains unique entries that are not easily standardized.

Choices are managed as a separate list and then associated with a drop-down field. When used properly and closely managed, choices help ensure consistent data entry and improves the quality and usefulness of the data that you collect. choices can help create meaningful reports and identify trends and clusters of data. Finally, you can make fields of type choices required when they are created or edited.

Standard choice column

Explore and learn what standard choices are available in Dataverse by following these steps:

Sign in to the Power Apps portal.

On the left pane, expand Data and select Choices.

Scroll through the list of over 100 standard choices. Select one of the standard choices and examine the default list of entries for that choice.

By default, choices are created as global choices, allowing them to be reused across multiple tables. 

Create a new custom choice

To create a new custom choice by using the choice functionality in the Power Apps Portal, follow these steps:

Sign into Power App.

On the left pane, expand Data and select Choices.

Select New choice on the menu at the top of the list.

Enter a PC Type for the Display name.

Add the following items to the choice:

Laptop

Desktop

Tablet

Server

Select the Save button.

If you need to modify an existing choice, follow these steps:

Sign into Power App.

On the left pane, expand Data and select Choices.

Select the Choice that you want to modify.

a. Add a new entry by selecting the Add new item hyperlink.

b. You can delete an item by selecting the ellipsis (...).

c. You can edit an item by selecting the ellipsis (...) next to the entry and then selecting the View more option.

Select the Done button to save changes.