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What is the output of trigger "SharePoint - When an item is created or modified"

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Posted on by pdrampis

Hello,

I am trying to build a really simple flow, where when someone creates or modifies an item in my SP List I would send an email.
Here are my steps:

I started from a blank template.
Added a "SharePoint - When an item is created or modified" trigger. My site was not listed in the dropdown so I added a custom value in the format "https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/yyyy"
Added a condition in order to check if the item is created or modified. So naturally I am expecting that the previous step would provide dynamic content relevant to item that got created or modifier. But what I get is a "List of Items"In advanced mode this dynamic content is translated to "triggerBody()"

This is really weird because I had previously done the same thing in another flow and the result of the step was the actual item and I could select its Properties.

The microsoft documentation is also obscure stating that for the operation GetOnUpdatedItems: "The outputs of this operation are dynamic"

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/connectors/sharepointonline/#when-an-item-is-created-or-modified

So my question is what to expect as a result from the trigger? Could it be possbile that since there is "quick edit" on sharepoint lists I might get a list of items, instead of one? Is it safe to go write triggerBody()['Title'] or access any other propery of the item? I was hoping to get the item's properties listed in the dynamic content but I was taken aback by the result.

Thank you

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leyburn19 2,157 on at

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Why dont you just do that on the settings to the List on SP itself under the built in "Alert Me"

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pdrampis 19 on at

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Because I am intending to do much more than just sending an email. But am stuck at the first step.

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leyburn19 2,157 on at

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This wil triiger based on that criteria

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ScottShearer 25,270 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Most of the list item properties should be available to you in Dynamic Content when using the "When an item is crested or changed" trigger.

If you don't see what you want, check to see if there is a "more" link to the right of the "When an item is created or changed" heading in Dynamic properties. If there is, click it to expose additional properties.

Also, you can compare the Created and Modified columns to determine if the trigger responded to a new item or a change to an item.

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v-xida-msft on at

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Hi @pdrampis,

I have made a test on my side and don't have the issue that you mentioned. The screenshot of my flow as below:

Please take a try to clear cache of your browser and try your flow again to check if the issue is solved.

In addition, you could also access the properties of the item using the following formula:

triggerBody()?['PropertyName']

I assume that you want to reference the Created property and Modified property of the item, you could use the following formula:

Access Created property:

triggerBody()?['Created']

Access Modified property:

triggerBody()?['Modified']

I have made a test on my side and please take a try with the following workaround:

Within Condition box, click "Edit in advanced mode", type the following formula:

@equals(triggerBody()?['Created'], triggerBody()?['Modified'])

The flow works successfully as below:

More details about using expression in flow actions, please check the following article:

Use expression in flow actions

Best regards,

Kris

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pdrampis 19 on at

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@v-xida-msftthan you for the answer. I tried, cleaning my cache, I even used another browser but the dynamic content is still the same

I haven't tried using the expressions you gave me.
But why am I seeing a different view from you? Could it be something with the list settings?

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