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pull content from Word document into SharePoint list

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Posted on by CU20031956-1
I am trying to pull info from a MS Word document into a SP List. Within the MS Word doc I have tagged fields with Content Controls.
 
I have set up the SP list with columns to match the control fields in Word.
 
When I run my PA workflow, instead of putting the answers from Word CC fields into the SP list columns, it puts the formula in from my Compose steps in the workflow into the SharePoint.
 
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks
 
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    chiaraalina 1,684 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi
     
    It looks like the issue is in your Compose actions.
    Right now, your XPath formulas are being treated as plain text, not as expressions. Because of that, Compose is not evaluating anything, it’s just outputting the text (xpath(...)). Then your Create item action writes that same text into SharePoint.
     
    Fix
    Open each Compose action and:
    - Delete the current value
    - Go to the Expression (fx) tab
    - Paste your XPath expression there
    - save
     
    This ensures Power Automate actually runs the expression instead of treating it as a string.

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