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Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

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Hi Guys,

I have created a parent and a child approval flow within a solution. I need to copy them both to use as a template for another flow. I need to replicate them 7 times in total. I can see that Microsoft don't make this easy for you.

This is my parent flow and child flow

Parent FlowParent FlowChild FlowChild Flow

When I 'Save As' it saves the flow into My Flows, then when I try and insert an existing cloud flow from outside a solution it is not available to select.

Creating all of these flows from scratch is out of the question for me.

Is it possible to do what I am attempting? 🙏

  • JimJim Profile Picture
    JimJim 289 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    @powercorner ,

    Thank you, but it doesn't appear to be working

    JimJim_0-1622013634300.png

    When I select new connection reference my Get Item action looks like the above image, when I hover over the exclamation mark the error message reads Error loading component

    It now won't allow me to select the Get Item action, I can't delete it, I can't save my flow 😟

  • powercorner Profile Picture
    powercorner 477 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

     hey @JimJim 

    just click the context menu of all your actions and add a new connection:

    powercorner_1-1621976031699.png

    With regards,
    Kevin

  • JimJim Profile Picture
    JimJim 289 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    Hey @powercorner , how do I refresh a connection?

  • powercorner Profile Picture
    powercorner 477 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    Hello @JimJim 

     

    you need to refresh the connections of your actions when you create a completely new flow.

    Even if it shows a connection, just create another one and then saving should work

     

    With regards


    Kevin

  • JimJim Profile Picture
    JimJim 289 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    Hi again @Mira_Ghaly ,

    I copied all of my flow components into a new flow, I am now getting a strange error message

    Request to XRM API failed with error: 'Message: Flow client error returned with status code "BadRequest" and details "{"error":{"code":"FlowMissingConnection","message":"The flow is missing a connection for api '<null>'. Reauthenticate the connection or remove from the flow and re-save."}}". Code: 0x80060467 InnerError: '.

     

    I get the above error message when I try to save

  • JimJim Profile Picture
    JimJim 289 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    Interesting, I read somewhere that copying and pasting flow components only worked within the same flow but I never tested it. I will test this and let you know how it goes

  • Mira Ghaly Profile Picture
    Mira Ghaly 11,409 on at
    Re: Importing existing cloud flow to a solution

    @JimJim 

    Unfortunately Currently the only way is to replicate manually because parent and child flows need to be created from within a solution... But when you can do is while creating the new flows you can copy one step from one flow to the new one.

    Mira_Ghaly_0-1621938990251.png

    Paste Step: Click New Step and then Choose Copy from Clipboard

    Mira_Ghaly_1-1621939057953.png

     

     

     

     

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