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[Lisa White]

I’ve been setting global variables (see examples below) in App OnStart for years. Yesterday (5/11/22), the variables stopped working in a new Power App that I’m developing. The variables still work in currently deployed apps – I’m afraid to edit any of them for fear the variables will break.

I’ve saved and published the app multiple times, closed and restarted Power Apps multiple times, rebooted, tried running vs. editing the Power App, and beseeched the Technology Gods to help me.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

Sample variables on App OnStart:

Set(
varAppVersion,
“V0.001.00 4/18/2022”
);

Set(
varCurrentUser,
User()
);

Set(
varManager,
Office365Users.Manager(User().Email).Mail);

Set(
varDepartment,
Office365Users.UserProfileV2(User().Email).department;

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Lisa White
Senior IT Specialist
Herndon VA
703-709-7172
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[Ed Bellman]

Can you confirm that File > Settings > General > Enable App.OnStart property is turned On?

I know they blocked Navigate() in OnStart but everything else should still be okay.

Thanks, Ed

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Ed Bellman
Principal Consultant
P3 Adaptive
Fairborn, OH
ed.bellman@outlook.com
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[Lisa White]

Hi Ed,

Yes, Enable App.OnStart is turned on. And, even more mysteriously, it started working the next day. I’m guessing someone fed the hamster.

I’m looking at the “declarative” method to set variables in the App.StartScreen. Planning to test them on a sandbox Power App.

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/app-startscreen-a-new-declarative-alternative-to-navigate-in-app-onstart/

Thanks for your help.

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Lisa White
Senior IT Specialist
Herndon VA
703-709-7172
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