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Multiple runs of Trigger Onedrive/"When a file is created" for one single file

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We have a flow that takes an excel (.xlsx) file, when it is created in a specific OneDrive folder.

The flow used to run once per file created.

Since last week the flow runs multiple times, without recognizable pattern.

Has anyone else experienced similar behaviour?
 
Is this a new "feature" with known workarounds?

About our flow

The Flow checks the excel for tables.
If it can find no tables, it adds a table and copies the content to a new file. (this flow terminates as cancelled)
If it does find the table, it does the actual work on each line in the table. (this flow succeeds, and sends a lot of emails)

What we do

Each week a file with new errands is saved to the OneDrive folder.
This .xlsx-file does not have tables, but the expected structure to match our table.
So the Flow adds a table, saves to a new file and cancels.

Expected Behaviour

The Flow cancels after creating a file.
The created file is a new trigger.
The flow runs once again and takes every line from the table to perform actions I want it to.

What actually happens

Since last week the flow ran at least twice after the new file was created (triggered once, ran twice).
This resulted in a lot of duplicate Mails being sent and is just inconvenient, if not problematic.

We have not changed the flow before. 
The file is always the same.

Any ideas on how to fix the issue are appreciated.
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  • Amardeep Raj Profile Picture
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    Hi,

    It looks like the issue may be caused by creating the modified Excel file in the same folder that the trigger is monitoring. When the new file is created, it triggers the same flow again, which can result in multiple runs and duplicate emails.

    To avoid this issue, try the following:

    • Create the modified Excel file in a different folder.

    • Configure the trigger to monitor only the specific source folder.

    • Set Include subfolders = No in the trigger settings.

    This should help prevent the flow from triggering multiple times for the same file.

    Thank you

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