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Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
How to get .JSON file data as source data to Power Apps? ( .JSON file is in share point )
Hi All, I need a help on below scenarios please. Sceanario 1: 1. I have my .JSON file in sharepoint 2. I created PowerApps which is currently working with manual entry of data 3. Now wh...
lbendlin
5 years agoSuper User
As you have identified your problem is the writeback. Having a JSON file as a data source is all nice, but writing into it is much harder. There is a JSON function in PowerApps that you can use
JSON function - Power Apps | Microsoft Docs
but it basically means that you need to ingest the entire JSON file when you start the app, store it (in a collection for example) and then write the entire JSON file back to the storage space when you make changes.
That will likely prevent concurrent use of your app.