Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

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Posted on by maurics

Hi there!

There is a way to only get trigger the "When an item or file is modified" when attachment column if modified?

Currently the flow is running me when I modify the attachment column and any other Sharepoint list item

Hope you help me!

Mauricio.

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maurics 45 on at

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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

Hi there!

Well, sadly there is no way to create a condition when the attachment column is modified. But, there is a easy solution (yeah, really easy 😁) only creating a multi-choice column "Status" and in the When an item or file is modified > Settings > Trigger Conditions, set the value you want to use to run the flow.

@equals(triggerOutputs()?['body/Estado/Value'], 'En evaluación')

In my case this will allow me to modify the attachment column or some other column in the list, but it will not trigger the flow until the status column has the indicated value.

Problem solve!

Thanks.
NickMerrick 419 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Capture-SharePoint-List-Item-Changes-Like-Version-History/td-p/1247045

yea looks like its possible to check if the attachments column has changed, just not trigger based off it. so you could use that and a condition to terminate the flow if attachments updated.
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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

Users upload a file in the Attachments column. But it should only be that column that can trigger.

As you mentioned, it may be that the "Get changes for an element or file (properties only)" action can give me that solution. I'll be trying.
NickMerrick 419 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

yea, you gotta write your own tracker for when the attachment is changed and trigger off that. How do your users update the attachment? anyway you could make it a microsoft form for users to add attachments, or a teams approval/task
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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

As you said, sadly there isn't a way yet to get the attachment column and only trigger it.
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Re: Trigger only when attachments column is modified - When an item or file is modified

Currently there is no way to identify the attachment modified date, only the list item as a whole. You could add a column, and depending on how you are updating your attachments you could manually update that when the file is updated or have it auto update if you are using a flow to update the attachment. Then your flow that triggers on list item update, you can check to see if UTC Now converted to your timezone is equal to the date in the Attachment modified date column you created, if yes run the flow, if no, terminate.