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excel file to sharepoint list, cant map the columns

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I have a flow which takes an excel file when the file is dropped in a folder.
I need to get the data from the columns into a sharepoint list but I cant seem to map the data in my apply to each loop.
I needed a filter array after the list rows present because there are empty rows that need dealing with.
When it comes to creating items in the loop (for each row of excel data) there is no way to map the excel columns to the sharepoint columns.
I tried a parse json after the filter array but that doesnt work.
I tried adding code like
item()?['WORK TYPE']  into the appropriate fields but it doesnt work.
 
Maybe its the schema i was using for the parse json but i tried all sorts of options using AI to help.
 
 
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    chiaraalina Profile Picture
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    Do you get a error message? Can you share?
     
    Can you show the array the Apply to each action is looping over? Is it the output of the Filter array?
     
    To see the actual column names, add a Compose inside the Apply to each loop with item().
     
    Run the flow and inspect the output in the run history. This will show the exact property names that Power Automate is receiving from Excel.
     
    You can then reference them using item()?['Column Name'].
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    I managed to sort it out with parse json - it just took a while to figure out the right schema to use with the parser

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