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Posted on by Tapesh_Patel 39

Hi i want to use flow which will increment the number by its value to 1 every time user submits the new response using form, 

 

 

does anyone know how?

 

im trying to use this,

 

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but evry time i get the same number 1,1,1,1, where as i want 1,2,3,4, to be updates, 

can this be done by using any other functionality, like using add Match function, and if yes how. Thanks for help

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  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    ScottShearer 25,290 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @Tapesh_Patel 

    Please expand the two variable actions as well as the Update item action and post a screen shot.  That will be a big help to those trying to assist.

     

     

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    v-alzhan-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Tapesh_Patel ,

     

    Already offer a solution in the link below and please reply to this link if you have any problem:

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Using-Flows/Auto-Increment-ID-duplication/m-p/518841/highlight/false#M13160

     

    I would offer you the workaround to create a new sharepoint list with a Number type column, and create an item in the list with the Number column save the initial value and update the value once a form response is submitted.

     

    Steps:

    1. Create a new list "ListNew" with a Number type column Name "Number", create the first item in the list with the Number column set to 1000, the id of this item would be 1 since this is the first item in the new list, the screenshot of the list as below:

    1.png

    2. Create a flow to add a new item for the new response when the response is submitted as my screenshot below:

    1.png2.png

    The flow would get the Number from the listNew, append 1 to the number and use the number to create new item in the list that you need, then update the Number with value(already append 1) in the list.

     

    Hope the solution could help you.

     

    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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