Power Apps with Gen 2 questionnaires

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Modernized Questionnaire Player
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Gen 2 questionnaires can be played on Power Apps. Unlike the legacy integration, the second-generation player is a native PCF (Power Apps Control Framework) component. The player is now "context-aware"; it can often infer the correct template from the form context, or display a native lookup dialog for immediate selection. The player can automatically link itself to parent records—like Assets or Accounts—by passing "Regarding" information directly through the form parameters.

Basic integration

It is very simple to build model-driven Power Apps with Resco questionnaires. Perhaps the easiest method is to start from the "Resco Inspections" app. It includes all the standard components of Resco Inspections: you can design questionnaires, browse templates, fill out forms, and review answers.

If you want to add questionnaires to an existing model-driven app, add the following:

  • Questionnaire table
  • Questionnaire Answer table
  • Questionnaire Designer (web resource)

The designer is relevant only to users who create or modify questionnaire templates. Standard users probably don't need it.

Adding questionnaires to a form

To better integrate questionnaires into your workflow, it is often useful to add them directly to the form of the task a field person is working on. In the scenario below, we're adding questionnaires to the Asset form. Users open the form of the asset they are inspecting, and they can immediately see all previous answers related to the asset, and start a new questionnaire.

Quick setup

  • Add a one-to-many relation between Asset and Questionnaire Answer.
  • Add the new relation to the Questionnaire Answer form.
  • Add Questionnaire Answers subgrid to Asset form (or use the related tab).

Detailed instructions

  1. Edit your model-driven app.
  2. Go to the Asset table and click New > Relationship > One-to-many.
  3. Create the new relation.
    create a new relation between asset and answer
  4. Go to the Questionnaire Answer table and edit the form called "Form". (That's the default one; if you are using a different form, edit that one.)
  5. Add the new relation to the form. You can make it hidden.
    modify questionnaire answer form
  6. Save and publish all changes.
  7. Go to the Asset table and edit the form.
  8. Add a new subgrid for Questionnaire Answers.
    add subgrid to asset form
  9. Save and publish all changes.
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