PATCH A SharePoint Person Column In Power Apps

Goal

Change the EmployeePerson column (Person Type) from blank to “Matthew Devaney” in a SharePoint list.

Input

Project Tasks (SharePoint List)

ID	TaskName	DueDate	EmployeePeople
1	Write project plan	11/7/2020

Patch Function Code

Patch(
    'Project Tasks',
    LookUp('Project Tasks', ID=1),
    {
        EmployeePerson: {
           '@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser",
           Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|[email protected]",
           Department: "",
           DisplayName: "Matthew Devaney",
           Email: "[email protected]",
           JobTitle: "",
           Picture: ""
        }
    }
)

Output

Project Tasks (SharePoint List)

ID	TaskName	DueDate	EmployeePeople
1	Write project plan	11/7/2020	Matthew Devaney

Scenario #1: ComboBox

Patch a value found in a combo box to a People field.

ComboBox Properties Code

Items: Choices('PATCH Function Examples'.EmployeePerson)
DisplayFields: ["DisplayName"]
SearchFields: ["DisplayName"]

Patch Function Code

Patch(
    'Project Tasks',
    LookUp('Project Tasks', ID=1),
    {
        EmployeePerson: ComboBox_Person.Selected
    }
)