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How to Set the "Modified By" Field Dynamically in Timeline Notes Using Power Automate?

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I am using Power Automate to automatically create Timeline notes in Dataverse when the Processing Status of an Injury record changes in my Model-Driven App . The Processing Status is a choice column with stages like Triage, Core Processing, Claim Processing, and Finalization.
The Power Automate flow is triggered when the Processing Status is updated, and it creates a Note in the Timeline with details of the status change. However, the problem is that the Modified By field of the note always shows my name (since I am the owner of the flow), even when another user makes the change.
For example:
Scenario: When John changes the status from Triage to Core Processing, the flow creates a Timeline note.
Expected Outcome: The note in the Timeline should show John as the Modified By.
Actual Outcome: The note shows my name as the Modified By, not John.

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  • Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture
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    HI
     
    You cannot manual set the modified by. It is read only.
     
    You have to change how the flow (if in this case you even can) runs as. Right now the connection was created by you when you built it, so by default it is you.
     
    Can you change it to a run as user for connections, thats the only way to do it.

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