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Tutorial link: https://powerplatformfaqs.com/...
Tool: Power Apps (canvas app)
Data source: SharePoint list
Formula: Patch(Requests, ...)
Expected: a new item is saved
Error: (paste the exact message)
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What to Include When Something Doesn’t Work

Most Power Platform problems depend on the data source, the exact formula and the error text. With these four details, a problem can usually be reproduced and answered without back-and-forth emails.

  1. The tutorial linkCopy the address of the page you were following.
  2. The tool and data sourceFor example a Power Apps canvas app with a SharePoint list, or a cloud flow using Dataverse.
  3. Your formula or expressionPaste the Power Fx formula or the flow expression exactly as you typed it.
  4. The exact error messageCopy the full text, or send a screenshot of the error or the failed flow run.

Where to find the error message

  • Power AppsHover over the red error icon in the formula bar, or open the App checker to see every error in the app.
  • Power AutomateOpen the flow's run history, select the failed run and expand the red step to see the error details.
  • Power BINote the visual or step that fails, and copy the message from the error dialog or the Power Query editor.
  • Copilot StudioUse the Test pane: the conversation map shows which topic or action failed and why.

Before you send screenshots or formulas, remove anything private, such as email addresses, tenant or environment names, connection details and customer data.

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