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I created an Instant flow. Datasource is a SharePoint list. Columns are not mandatory in SP. In the instant flow I check the box for the fields to be optional but when I fill out the fields, they still show up as mandatory.

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@SharonS

Did you select optional in the manual trigger?

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Hi @SharonS

if you have already selected optional for field and still fields shown as mandatory- try saving the flow and then close and open the flow again- see whether that helps !

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@Anil_g Yes and it still showed up as mandatory

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@Nived_Nambiar Still no joy 😥

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Hi @SharonS

quite strange- could you delete and add the fields as optional again ?

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@Nived_Nambiar I took the fields out of the sharepoint step, then I deleted the fields in the instant flow, re-entered the fields in the sharepoint step, then I re-entered the fields in the instant flow, verified that the box checked says make optional. Saved the flow, did a test run and it still shows the fields as mandatory.

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1. first try with readding the trigger first
2. can you check with a different new flow as a test

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SharonS 164 on at

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@Anil_g I created a brand new Instant flow. Added the Create Item step in SharePoint list, then went back to the input step, made sure the field optional is checked. Saved the flow. Did a Test, and the fields were still mandatory.

Do you know why the default values in a SharePoint column are not showing up in the instant flow therefore requiring the end user to populate the field?

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@Anil_g here is the flow
the expression is
if(empty(triggerBody()['text_1'],'',triggerBody()['text_1']))

Here is the test run

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@SharonS

If we are seeing mark optional that means the field is required as of now..

we ahould see make required in option thats when the field is optional

also what do you mean defaulr value from sharepoint is not taken?

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