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Building PCF control but need native loop up selection

Hi,

We are building a PCF control to display an entire form so we can have complete control over look and feel. However this means we lose the benefit of the look up selection features in the native forms, e.g. select an owner. This is a problem.

I found the lookupObjects function that would allow the user to do this, but management is unhappy with the UX (docked to the right etc.). They would prefer something closer to the lookup type ahead you get OOB.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/xrm-utility/lookupobjects

We are investigating rolling our own component to essentially replicate the functionality, but it is a big deal and I wanted to explore alternatives.

Qestions:

I have been on the PCF gallery but don't really see anything that would do this. Does anyone know of a control?
Might there be a way of controlling where or how the lookupObjects dialog appears, so it could be used as a type ahead search (long-shot I know!)
Are the alternatives other than the above anyone can think of?

Thanks in advance.

Seamus

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