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Power Automate - General Discussion
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Flow taking too much time to run

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Posted on 29 Oct 2019 20:42:12 by

Hi everyone! Basically I created around 25 lists on SharePoint with 10-20 columns and all my flows (around 20 and linked with these lists) are simple and have the first trigger "When Item is Created or Modified".

The problem here is that's taking too much time to run theses flows (around 15 minutes). So when I create a new Item on the first list, for example, it stays there for a long time. When I modify any information on the 2nd list, sometimes it takes 1 minute and other times takes up to 15 minutes too. I don't know why is taking so much time because my lists are small and my flows are simple.

Curiosity here is that when I create or modify an item on any list, go to the flow webpage and click "test" (using a trigger action), the item on the list INSTANTLY disappear, follows to the list it's supposed to go and the flow works successfully.

Summing up, it seems like the items I create or modify on my lists only works fast when I test the flows on its webpage. Beside that, it takes a long time to work. 

 

Is it have to do with the lists? With the flows? With my Microsoft License? With Microsoft servers?

If you need any further information, let me know!

  • suhasdorge Profile Picture
    6 on 18 Oct 2022 at 15:12:22
    Re: Flow taking too much time to run

     

     

    Hi,

     

    invoice pdf file with name of customer code file (e.g.: 12345.pdf) saving into the SharePoint folder and i have created share point list which is name customer list

     

    column name:  

    Title   Customer Code Customer Name Email id  

     

    record in the SharePoint list which i maintain in the list

    1    12345   xxxx   abc@gmail.com

    2000 5675  yyyy   sdkdk@gmail.com

     

    total number of records in the list is 3000

     

     

     

    when i am running flow in the power automate file is sending as an attachment to concern person ( abc@gmail.com)

    very quicky.

    when user save file 5678.pdf in the sharepoint folder after that when i am running the flow it takes more time to send that the file.

    i increase the pagination size threshold also (5000)

     

    so is there any solution to resolve this issue or OData query where we can identify file very quicky from the SharePoint list.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    on 30 Oct 2019 at 20:39:10
    Re: Flow taking too much time to run

    Hi Scott! I'm not sure what kind of license do I have. Is there a easy way to check that out?

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    ScottShearer Profile Picture
    25,223 Most Valuable Professional on 30 Oct 2019 at 19:42:51
    Re: Flow taking too much time to run

    @Anonymous 

    While this may have changed with the new licensing model, the time before a Flow executes is dictated by your license.  If you have a free Flow license, it may take up to 15 minutes for a Flow to execute.  What type of license do you have?

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    on 30 Oct 2019 at 17:15:30
    Re: Flow taking too much time to run

    Hello @v-alzhan-msft ,thank you very much for your quick response. Below you can see in the first Picture, the first step of my flow. He identifies the creation of a new request on the list "Trade Finance Analyst" and creates a new list "Credit Analyst". The two next pictures are just to show my detailed flow. This step already takes 15 minutes to works.

     

    FYI my company internet speed is:  30 Mbps for download, 70 Mbps for upload and ping around 20ms

     

    Translation: "Quando um item Ă© criado ou modificado" = "When item is created of modified"

                                "Obter anexos" = "Get attachments"

                                "Aplicar a cada" = "Apply to each"

                                "Obter conteĂşdo do anexo" = "Get attachment contente"

                                "Criar item" = "Create item"

                                "Adicionar anexo" = "Add attachment"

                                "Excuir item" = "Delete item"

     

    If you need any additional information, let me know

     

     

    1st step prospect.PNG

    Prospect 2.PNGProspect 3.PNG

     

     

  • v-alzhan-msft Profile Picture
    on 30 Oct 2019 at 07:37:21
    Re: Flow taking too much time to run

    Hi @Anonymous ,

     

    Could you please share a screenshot the configuration of your flow?

    Have you check if you have a good network status when the flow runs?

     

    Best regards,

    Alice       

     

    Community Support Team _ Alice Zhang
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

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