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Trying to update a lookup value through a canvas app using pcf

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Posted on by CU24110825-1 9
Hello everyone

I am developping a canvas app to be able to show and edit a subgrid of records. For this I am developping a pcf using some datasets as input as I was not satisfied with the editable grid. 

I am then trying to update the record whenever a cell value changes in my subgrid and this works fine for every record type except for lookup values.I always get the following error: 

"Network error when using Patch function: Value must be a data entity record".

I have tried making a hardcoded lookup object myself, I have tried passing a data record directly, I have tried using record.getNamedReference() and passing that along, all without succes.

Below some examples of code I have tried: 
 
 
 
I know this is an experimental feature but there is documentation for it so I was hoping to get it working but to no avail.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/reference/entityrecord/setvalue
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/reference/entityrecord/save.

Has anyone run into this problem before and get it working?

Kind regards
A Power apps developer
 
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