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flow is creating duplicate records in sharepoint

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I've created a flow that takes rows from an online excel file and populates the information in a Sharepoint list however, my flow is duplicating each row 13 times in Lists when I run the flow. How do I avoid this?

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    @MWMWMW The logic of your flow needs to be adjusted. The nested Apply to Each actions is the issue in your flow. It's inefficient to have a List Rows present in a table action nested inside an Apply to Each action. Instead, you need to use a Filter Array action.

     

    To learn more about how to use the Filter Array action, please refer to this YT Tutorial: Are you using the Microsoft Power Automate Filter Array Action wrong?

     

    In this video tutorial I’ll show you 3 practical ways to use the Filter Array action and how to use it properly.

     

    1️⃣ Cross-Referencing Data

    2️⃣ Filtering by Key

    3️⃣ Substring Matching

     

    Did you know that the Condition action has a limit of 10 conditions? Although it might look like the Filter Array action can only accept one condition—this is not true. By using the advanced mode you can enter multiple conditions into a Filter Array action with an expression.

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

     3 Ways to Use the Filter Array Action

    How to use the Scope Action to Group Actions

    How to Check the Number of Items returned from a Filter Array Action

    How to Cross-Reference Data in Excel with a SharePoint List

     How the Filter Array Action Works

     How to Access the Dynamic Content from a Filter Array Action

     How to Filter Items by a Key

    How to Filter Items by Matching a Substring

    How to Use Multiple Conditions in a Filter Array Action

     

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    To gain a better understanding of how to use the Apply to Each action, watch this YT Tutorial: 3 Mistakes YOU 🫵 are Making with the Apply to Each Action in your Microsoft Power Automate Flow

    In this video tutorial I’ll go over how to avoid these common mistakes when using the Apply to Each action in a Power Automate flow:

     

    1️⃣ Looping through a Single Item

    2️⃣ Creating Unnecessary Nested Loops

    3️⃣ Looping through an Unfiltered Array

     

    At the end of the video I share a few helpful insights when it comes to using the Apply to Each action in your flow.

    I'll also cover:

     How to avoid the Apply to Each action with a single item array

     How to use the item() function to access dynamic content in an array

     How to prevent unnecessary nested Apply to Each action loops

     How to use the Select action

     How to convert an array to a string with the Select action

    How to use the Filter Query field

     How to count the number of items in an array

     How to use a condition control

     How to use the concurrency control

     How to set a top count

     How to use Compose actions for troubleshooting

     

    Hope this helps!

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