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Excel to SharePoint List not passing data?

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Hello,

 

I have a Table in Excel stored in OneDrive and I'm trying to update a SharePoint list with info from the rows.

 

I'm lost as I'm trying to update a single line of text with a string and the flow appears to work, but the SharePoint list for the PIC and SIC columns aren't populating correctly?

 

I tried using multi line, but no luck.... All my other rows of information are updating correctly?

 

What am I missing?

 

 

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at

    @as733y It's hard to tell with the screenshot you shared. Are you able to switch to the Classic Designer and expand all your actions while in edit mode and upload a screenshot of that?

     

    In the meantime, you might find this YT Tutorial helpful: Are you using the Microsoft Power Automate Filter Array Action wrong?

     

    I cover how to cross-reference an Excel table against a SP list and show you how to create items in SP that don't already exist and how to delete items in SP if they don't exist in your Excel table.

     

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    1️⃣ Cross-Referencing Data

    2️⃣ Filtering by Key

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  • v-qiaqi@microsoft.com Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    HI @as733y,

    What kind of data in Excel rows you want to save to PIC and SIC columns?

     

    You want to save Date from excel to SP list? Or some sepcial type of data?

  • as733y Profile Picture
    224 on at

    @creativeopinion 

     

    Requested screenshot below. Let me take a look at your YT video and see if that helps. Thank you for your time!

     

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  • as733y Profile Picture
    224 on at

    hi @v-qiaqi-msft 

     

    Just a string to Single line of text column in SP.

     

    Below screenshot shows flow ran successfully, however the SP column doesn't display the info?

     

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  • LLinx Profile Picture
    99 on at

    Hi @as733y 

     

    It would be good to know if the issue is only with those 2 columns. Are those 2 columns the only columns that do not get updated based on the excel? What happens if you change an other column in the excel and run the flow again? Does that change the item in the list?

  • as733y Profile Picture
    224 on at

    Hi @LLinx ,

     

    Yes, just those two columns (PIC & SIC) are not working, which is why I'm confused.

     

    I have other Single Line of text columns that work just fine.

  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at

    @as733y Can you clarify what you are expecting SP to display? From this screenshot it looks like there are values—what does it look like in SharePoint?

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  • as733y Profile Picture
    224 on at

    @creativeopinion 

     

    I'm expecting the names circled in the screenshot displayed in SP as string values. 

     

    As you mentioned, it appears like the flow is working correctly (at least capturing the correct info), however the values are blank in SP.

     

    Screenshot of what shows in SP and my Columns.

     

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at

    @as733y How do those values look in Excel? Is it a calculated cell? 

  • as733y Profile Picture
    224 on at

    @creativeopinion 

     

    It pulls from a table, but no, just text in a "General" column.

     

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