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What’s new in PowerApps?

Microsoft has recently released a few new features in PowerApps. A few of them are in preview and others are already released.

What are Named Formulas?

PowerApps Named formulas the name is derived from the old school Name Manager that was used in excel. Excel allows you to name tables, cells and so and then refer to them using the name.

How to enable Named Formulas?

Assuming you have already created an app and you are using the latest version of PowerApps studio. Click on settings on the top bar of the screen. 

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You need to select Upcoming Features and select Experimental Features option and search with “Name” in top search bar. 

You should now see the “Name Formulas” feature, Just enable it.

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How to use Named Formulas?

Named formulas allows us to  

Set( SampleTextVariable, “70”);

With

SampleTextVariable = “70”;

You can now refer SampleTextVariable in any screen in the same PowerApp. These formulas can be used in App.Formulas property as of now. 

Below are a few advantages of using Named Formulas.

  • The formula’s value is always available.
  • The formula’s value is always up to date.
  • The formula’s definition is immutable.
  • The formula’s calculation can be deferred.
  • Named formulas are an Excel concept.
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