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Power Automate - Building Flows
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Need Help with Copying Multi-Select Field Values in Power Automate

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Posted on 11 May 2023 13:13:22 by 16

Hello,

I am working on a Power Automate flow where I need to copy items from one list to another.

 

There are several selections in the list.  You may not know what they mean, anyway these options are all choices where only one option can be selected. This works as it should for me, the problem is with the item "Pro" = "For who" as this item allows multiple items to be selected at once.

Example of listExample of list

 

 

I created a variable that must be a string (although I thought it should be an array), otherwise it won't let me select u to create an item. Does anyone have experience with this ? 

When I put there that it is for example for Frontend and Backend so I copy only one thing and that is the one I entered first.

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Here's a description of what the flow is supposed to do: it's supposed to do that when someone creates an item in a non-public list, it comes to the boss for checking, who for example approves it, and when approved, basically the item is copied to the public list for everyone

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    Nived_Nambiar Profile Picture
    17,972 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 18 May 2023 at 12:18:17
    Re: Need Help with Copying Multi-Select Field Values in Power Automate

    Hi @DavidRysanek 

     

     

    Assume i have a sharepoint column named Emails which is multi person column datatype.

     

    For person fields scenario, you have small change in select action, see below

     

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    Hope this helps !

     

     

  • DavidRysanek Profile Picture
    16 on 18 May 2023 at 11:32:39
    Re: Need Help with Copying Multi-Select Field Values in Power Automate

    I have one more question, which is similar. I tried to solve it with the same method, but it didn't work. This time it is that I also have a multiple choice, with the difference that now it is not a choice, but the format of the email (emails of colleagues in the company), because as soon as I fill in the email, it does not transfer to the new list, do you know what could be the cause ?

     

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  • DavidRysanek Profile Picture
    16 on 11 May 2023 at 14:53:42
    Re: Need Help with Copying Multi-Select Field Values in Power Automate

    I've tested it now and it works, thank you so much, you saved me a lot of time, I've been trying literally everything for the last 5 hours and it only took your solution. You rock.

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    Nived_Nambiar Profile Picture
    17,972 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 11 May 2023 at 14:41:54
    Re: Need Help with Copying Multi-Select Field Values in Power Automate

    Hi @DavidRysanek 

     

    I have a multi select column like this 

    Nived_Nambiar_0-1683816025634.png

     

    Now using the flow like the below, i am able to copy it to another list 

    Nived_Nambiar_1-1683816088068.png

     

     

    This would create list item in another list as required.

     

    Hope this helps you !

     

     

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