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Using Form fill Assist Toolbar to streamline data entry in Power Apps – Nishant Rana's Weblog

Using Form fill Assist Toolbar to streamline data entry in Power Apps – Nishant Rana’s Weblog

by zaki Ghassan


We tried the AI Form Filling Assistance feature in model-driven Power Apps and found it very helpful. One part that we liked the most was the toolbar and file (preview). This makes it much easier to fill forms using information from uploaded documents.

To enable this feature, go to:

Environment → Settings → Features → Form fill assist toolbar (AI Form Fill Assistance)

Once enabled, we can simply upload or drag and drop a file — like a PDF, Word document, or image — and the assistant will read the file and suggest values for different form fields.

When we upload / drop a file like a PDF, Word, or image, the assistant reads the file and gives us suggestions to fill the form.

A screenshot of a computer

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

For example, if we upload the following file:

A close-up of a foreign passport

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

We can see that the assistant picks up values like First Name, Last Name, City, and Country, and populates them into our contact record.

Either we can accept all the suggestions using the Accept suggestions button on the tool bar or can select the suggested value for the individual fields by clicking yes next to it.

The assistant works at the tab level. For example, if we switch to the Details tab and upload the same image again, we might see fields like Birthday get populated — depending on what data is available and which fields are present in that tab.

The different file types supported are – .txt, .docx, .csv, .pdf, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp.

Let us now try uploading the below text file.

A screenshot of a computer

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

We can see it picking the first record and populating the details on the form.

A screenshot of a computer

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

This makes it simple and fast to enter data — especially when we are working with leads, contacts, or records that are usually based on data from documents or scanned forms.

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Hope it helps..


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