Stack Exchange Network

Stack Exchange network consists of 175 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

Visit Stack Exchange

  7. current community

    your communities

    more stack exchange communities

    company blog
SharePoint

Questions tagged [flow]

Microsoft Flow is a public cloud service to help individuals and teams to set up automated workflows.

161 questions
info Newest Frequent Votes Active Unanswered
0
votes
1answer
24 views

How set person field in Flow: Send HTTP Request to SharePoint

I've been playing with Flow: Send HTTP Request to SharePoint to create items in a list. Everything works great until I include the Person field: Assigned To. error 400: A 'PrimitiveValue' node with ...
0
votes
1answer
17 views

Does Flow support SP site column lookups?

I was thinking of using Flow in SharePoint to update a list item, seemed simple enough. Then I noticed none of my lookups were showing. Hmmm, my lookups are driven by site columns, could that be the ...
0
votes
0answers
22 views

Add current time from Flow to SharePoint formatting (SharePoint calendar date formatting)

I have site templates that have the custom property "publishing date" which uses the "calendar" data input, as seen in the below picture: I have made a Flow with the intention it should set the ...
0
votes
0answers
9 views

MS Flow - Word file in attachment

I need some help with my flow. I want to add MS Word file in attachment of letter. How can I do that? By default I can add only .txt file in attachment of email. Thanks for attention.
0
votes
0answers
6 views

Comparing changes in multi-value fields in a better way in SharePoint Online

We have created a user database and as part of this we have a few multi-value fields in the SharePoint List. When a new value is added to the multi-value field we use the versioning to see which of ...
0
votes
1answer
21 views

Created a Flow for a SharePoint list but I don't want it to be a “personal” Flow

The flow I created works well, but it runs under my security context and every now and again, I have to edit the flow and refresh security. I want it to "just work" against the list without being ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views

Get Excel of SharePoint

I have a SharePoint DocLib. It contains an Excel spreadsheet I want to send every day at a specific time. Sending a mail every day... is not the problem. To get this done I'm using Flow to build an ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views

SharePoint form mapped to columns

We currently have a SharePoint environment which works as follows: We have a document library which contains project propositions. Project propositions being a content type I made based on the ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views

Manage access to file within a flow

What I am trying to do is remove access to all groups and users but make the user that triggered the flow the owner and be the only one with access to that document. Is this possible without using ...
0
votes
1answer
21 views

Create multi-stage sharepoint list with dedicated forms for each stage

I'm attempting to create a system for people to submit ideas to the business on an intranet site which would go through a multiple stage process (Submission, Implementation, Review) and I'd like to ...
0
votes
0answers
9 views

Sharepoint Online List with Form

I have a form that when submitted adds a row to a sharepoint list. We have office 365 with sharepoint online. It is working great but I need it to show who "created" the item is the person who ...
0
votes
0answers
6 views

Output SharePoint 365 list to CSV file using Flow: How can I add the file extension to the filename (.csv)?

In Flow, I am able to selectively pull certain columns from the list, put them into a file, attach to an email, and then send the email. But when I click on the attachment it won't open in Excel. If I ...
1
vote
0answers
11 views

Flow returns wrong date value for the used expression

I have a sample flow for testing purpose, see screenshot below. Compose Input expression: addDays(startOfMonth(addToTime(triggerBody()['date'],12,'Month')), sub(dayOfMonth(triggerBody()['date']),1)...
0
votes
0answers
30 views

How can I get the exact reason behind the error message in MS Flow?

I am big fan of MS Flow and exploring it day by day. I have converted many existing business logic to Flow and all are running successfully. But some how when I am trying to use "Update Item" action ...
2
votes
1answer
49 views

Item Level Permissions not setting in sharepoint-online/Sharepoint 365 using Microsoft flow

According to the suggested answer in how to show items to users that made their requests but allow admins/managers to view all items in Sharepoint? and http://www.ktskumar.com/2017/01/access-...
0
votes
0answers
10 views

MS Flow - send email just one

I wondering if you know how to control that MS Flow send an email just once in a flow that runs every 10 minutes. the job of the flow is control that a user has closed a ticket in a specific time. ...
2
votes
1answer
57 views

create new site collection with REST API

I am looking for a no-code solution to provision sites using the "Send HTTP Request to Sharepoint" action in Flow. Can somebody please point me to the correct Sharepoint API (so no Graph) that lets me ...
0
votes
0answers
23 views

Need help on flow expression syntax correction

I have a flow expression formula for one of the date columns as: addDays(startOfMonth(addToTime(triggerBody()['DueDate'],1,'Month')),sub(dayOfMonth(triggerBody()['DueDate']),1),'yyyy-MM-dd') In ...
1
vote
0answers
29 views

New with MS Flow. Just can't get it to work

I need a very simple flow that sends a recurring e-mail at a given interval. Say I want to generate a ticket every third month for some recurring task. I am testing right now that it sends an e-mail ...
2
votes
1answer
48 views

Update SharePoint Online item build-in fields via Microsoft Flow

Is it possible to update SharePoint Online build-in fields (like "Created by") by using Microsoft Flow? When creating a new flow and using step "Update file properties", I can only select values to ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views

Flow does not read the field 'approval status', is there a workaround?

As things are, Flow does not 'read' the standard approval status of a SharePoint list. I do not want to turn the 'Approval status' into a choice field just to get the Flow working. Is there another ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views

SHAREPOINT TASK LIST WITH RECURRENCE FIELD?

I'm trying to add the recurrence field on a sharepoint task list. Is there any way to import the recurrence field from sharepoint calendar and implement it on our task list?
0
votes
0answers
29 views

502/503 Error In Microsoft Flow, Create List Item Action

I have a flow that reads items from a custom connector. Then an Apply to Each creates items in a list in SharePoint. This flow runs nightly. There are about 3300 items created successfully. The flow ...
0
votes
1answer
12 views

Update only few columns in Microsoft Flow

I am trying to use the activity "Updated Item in SharePoint list" activity in the Microsoft flow catalogue. The case is I want to only update a few fields for example a Status column. The problem is ...
1
vote
1answer
19 views

Email alert to contain full details of list item created

I have created a basic workflow that sends an email to a specific person when a new item is created. However, this person wants all the details of that list item in the email. (They don't want to ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views

get approval from manager before sharing SP document using Microsoft flow

Is there any way to trigger Microsoft flow when user share SharePoint document?
0
votes
1answer
38 views

Managing who can create Flow & PowerApps for our sharepoint lists

We have a classic team site collection inside our sharepoint online tenant. and i am trying to prevent contributor users from creating PowerApps and Flow for the sharepoint lists. For example we have ...
0
votes
0answers
15 views

What parameters need to be listed for HTTP Request

I need assistance to determine what the 'Request Body JSON Schema' should be, to allow Flow to trigger via HTTP request to pass the List Item ID as a query string parameter. I am working on a list ...
0
votes
0answers
13 views

Flow does not update the Approval status or Approver Comments in a list

Trying to find the easiest way to have Flow working with a normal SP list with standard approval mechanism. The first email is sent to approvers that takes them to the Item to approve (with the ...
0
votes
1answer
31 views

MS Flow runs one hour later

Hi I have a flow that runs once an item get updated in a SP list. The list has a date/time column and one yes/no. So when the user create a item, he/she set a time when the yes/no column will get ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views

Checking if “Hyperlink or Picture” column is empty in sharepoint flow

I have a Hyperlink or Picture column in sharepoint online list named "Document Link" I am creating a flow where I need to check a condition if this column is empty or null. I have tried few things but ...
1
vote
0answers
30 views

MS Flow Approval from SharePoint failing

I have a MS Flow Approval process which is triggered via a selected file in SharePoint. The flow should be: User Selects file and triggers flow Flow Approval process starts which emails manager for ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views

Sending digest email every monday for tasks due in next 15 days

I am looking to automate an email alerting process for sharepoint online task list. I am working with SharePOint online and using OOTB task list not a custom list. Below is how my task list will be: ...
0
votes
0answers
19 views

Flow to add recurring task with update due date not working correctly

I am working with SharePoint online Task List (OOTB). I have a flow setup that triggers when a task is marked as completed and if true it then creates another task as recurring task (all fields info ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views

flow unable to send digest email to more than one assigned to user for a task assigned

I have a flow setup on a SharePoint OOTB Task list (not a custom list) which lists tasks assigned to different users. The flow runs every monday and sends one email/consolidated email out to Assigned ...
0
votes
1answer
15 views

Managing Access with Flow

I'm currently working on a document creation/approval space for my employer. Documents are drafted in Sharepoint Online within a library that has restricted access, but individual items are to be ...
0
votes
2answers
40 views

SharePoint Designer support for sharepoint online sites

Does microsoft provides support for sharepoint designer to use in sharepoint online sites? we have multiple sites in sharepoint online environment that needs workflow what would be the best ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views

Microsoft flow send email every day at 12:00 PM

Hi I add to my flow delay to to send email: When I have only startOfDay(utcNow()) flow return 2019-02-15T00:00:00Z But I need send email every day at 12:00 PM, so I need add 12 hours to time. ...
2
votes
1answer
24 views

Email from flow is not triggered when user who created it gets deactivated

What can I possibly do? Emails stopped working.
2
votes
1answer
39 views

Build a workflow when new list item is created

I am using SharePoint Online and trying to create a workflow using flow. But not sure if it's even possible or if my skillset is just to low. I would like to build something that will email based on ...
1
vote
1answer
38 views

Trigger email to send when SP list item is modified with or with an attachment

I created a flow that will trigger an email when the status of a list item is changed to "reply." The issue I am running into is some list items include an attachment and some do not. The original ...
0
votes
1answer
23 views

converting certain words in file name to upper case for all files in document libary

I am looking for a powershell or may be flow approach to convert certain words used in Sharepoint file name to upper case. For example,a document library contains about 200 files. Each of these files ...
1
vote
1answer
61 views

converting certain words in file name to upper case for all files in document libary

I am looking for a powershell or may be flow approach to convert certain words used in Sharepoint file name to upper case. For example,a document library contains about 200 files. Each of these files ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views

Added Column to SQL table but not showing in Microsoft flow

Apologies as this is probably something very easy but I can't for the life of me find it. I've created a flow which connects to an azure sql database successfully, It creates records and updates them....
0
votes
1answer
19 views

Trigger Microsft flow mutilpe emails

I have a requirement to trigger a same flow for multiple emails For example, I have a 50 emails (Outlook or Office 365 account). I want to build a flow which should be triggered when the user sends an ...
1
vote
1answer
32 views

Microsoft Flow for 10 Approvers Chosen Randomly with sequential workflow

I am trying to build workflow in flow with 12 approvers. Lets assume approver 1, approver 2, approver 3, approver 4, approver 5..... Now when user choses to select approver 2 and approver 5 and ...
1
vote
1answer
34 views

Work email field is empty in sharepoint group

When a create a group a put the members of it inside the group. If i look at site permissions (in members group) there will be only one "user" (Ad group) with the same name of the office 365 group ...
2
votes
2answers
75 views

Increment column then reset to 1 every day

So I'm doing a ticket number system, and I need an increment column from 1 to num of items in that day, so it should reset to 1 every day. Is there any way to do this with using only sharepoint ...
1
vote
1answer
25 views

Run Flow in the order of creation of list items

I have a list that contains site provisioning tasks. One task per record like: create site apply template grant access The records are added in this order by a PowerApps app. I added a flow to the ...
1
vote
0answers
57 views

How to retrieve a column field to use in actionParams when using a format action in JSON - MS FLOW

I'm working on have to trigger ms flow from a link in sharepoint via the modern UI list. I can trigger the link and it fires the flow but instead of hardcoding the flow GUID i want to store them in a ...

1 2 3 4