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How to Reduce Flow Runtime by Optimizing Entity Column Selection in Loops

Dominik Stalzer | primeone Profile Picture Dominik Stalzer | p... 71

Original Post: How to Reduce Flow Runtime by Optimizing Entity Column Selection in D365 Power Automate Loops [Quick Guide]

When loops or queries involving large entity lists occur in a flow, the runtime of the flow can quickly extend to several seconds.

To mitigate this, it is crucial to specify only the columns that are genuinely required.




Consider the following example:


List Contacts Dialog without specified columns


By specifying the columns in every action that interacts with an entity, I was able to reduce the runtime to a third in my case.


List Contacts Dialog with specified columns


Results:
Compared Flow Runtime Durations

I hope these instructions have helped some of you.

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