How to know the original step once renamed ?

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Once we renamed a flow step, how to know what is the original step is that, before we rename it ?

I mean like when we choose for example : step Dataverse -> Get a row by ID, and then I renamed, I then forgot which Flow operation actually ? the icon is indicate the platform (Dataverse, Teams, etc) but sometime I forgot the exact operation is it.

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shoog 2,164 on at

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Clicking the blue help icon on the right side of the action will show the help, including the original action name.

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Axal 945 on at

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Hi @shoog

O yeah I noticed that. However, so sorry I was meant Flow in Teams, because it doesn't have that blue help icon.

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shoog 2,164 on at

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That changes things, the only thing that comes close in the Teams interface is "Peek code" under the ellipses.

It will show the internal name of the operation for most actions (i.e. it does for Dataverse, not for data operations), which usually matches the action name pretty closely.

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VictorIvanidze 13,073 on at

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In addition: you have to rename accurately. Common rule is: just add something to the original action name.

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Axal 945 on at

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Yes, probably this is best approach, to add something to the original.

However I recently found some case that when typing some formula, error arise like it didn't recognize when it has space for the naming.

My experience is for Dataverse - adaptive card action and then in the next action, I have formula referring to that "renamed" step like this : body('Card')?['data']?['acDecision']. The word 'Card' is the action that I renamed, The original before it's changed was something like "Post adaptive card and wait" (already between quotes)--> this long name returns error.

Just a share, it is probably small percentage to happen like this, but the suggested approach is good.

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shoog 2,164 on at

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Names in actions work when you change the spaces to _ in the reference, for example body('List_rows')

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