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tj7933
Jun 25, 2026Copper Contributor
How to update a specific set of SharePoint list records after changing variables in Power Apps.
I have a timesheet app that captures start and end times. Within the associated SharePoint list, there are calculated fields. I have these fields included on the Power Apps form. The problem is th...
Rob_Elliott
Jun 27, 2026Silver Contributor
Your title and the post itself don't seem to be referring to the same problem!
Power Apps doesn't really like SharePoint calculated columns, so I would always do the calculation in the Power App itself and patch the result to, for example, a number column in the SharePoint list and not rely on the calculation being done in SharePoint and passed back to the app, which, as you've seen, doesn't work very well.
Rob
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