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Set Dataverse File Attachment field to file returned from PowerAutomate flow

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Posted on by caharland 25
Hi All,
I have a PowerApps canvas app that invokes a Flow which creates a word document file and saves it in OneDrive.
 
Does anyone know how to get that Flow to return a file to the Canvas App and then in the App update a file attachment Dataverse field to this file?
 
thanks Craig
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    Nandit 348 on at
    Set Dataverse File Attachment field to file returned from PowerAutomate flow
    Hi  caharland,
     
    You need to add the following steps your flow. First Create a Share Link of the newly created file, Save that link in a FileLink Text column in your Dataverse Table, and also you can send this link back to your app using Respond to a Power App or flow. Here are the steps I have added. The last two actions use the same output from "Create Share Link" action - 

     
     
    In your Power Apps, you can add the following code to a button to download the file:
    //If you have a gallery connected to Dataverse Table
Launch(ThisItem.FileLink & "?Download=1")

//If you want to download from the link coming from the flow
Launch(varFileLink & "?Download=1")
     
    Hope this helps. 
     
    Kind regards, 
    Nandit
     
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    CA1105 101 on at
    Set Dataverse File Attachment field to file returned from PowerAutomate flow
    What do you want to do with the file when returned to Power Apps? Do you want to edit inside word document in app or what is the use of it?
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    Jonathan Manrique 2,682 on at
    Set Dataverse File Attachment field to file returned from PowerAutomate flow
    Hi
     
    I understand that you need to save the generated file in a dataverse file field. You could use the same flow to do it, what you should do is use the dataverse action to upload attachment, and it will be easier and more functional than returning it to the canvas and then uploading it. Within the flow you already have the content and the name of the file, which is what you need to upload it to dataverse.
     
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