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Calling a flow using another flow in power automate.

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Hi,
I have a requirement that I have to call a child flow using Parent flow in power automate.

the Child flow triggers when a row is added in Dataverse.

and Parent flow triggers every 4 hours using recurrence.

What I have tried: -

1.I tried calling other flow using 'Run a child action' but it seems it will only call those flows which triggers either manually or when an http request rec.

2.tried using 'http' action but for this also the child must trigger 'when an http request rec'.

Any Suggestions would be appreciated.

thank you.

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  • David_MA Profile Picture
    15,589 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Child flows can only run when both the child flow and the parent flow are in solutions. In my experience, the child flow does not need to be in the same solution as the parent flow, as long as both flows are in solutions.

     

    You also need to be sure that the child flow ends with the Respond to a PowerApp or flow action and that the child workflow is configured to not run on the credentials of the provided by run-only user.

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  • Linn Zaw Win Profile Picture
    2,996 on at

    The Child flow cannot have "when a row is added in Dataverse" trigger.

    What you can do is create a new flow with a manual trigger and move the logic from your Dataverse flow.

    Then, call that child flow from both the flow with "When a row is added in Dataverse" trigger and scheduled flow which triggers every 4 hours.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/create-child-flows

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