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How to remove Apply To

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In my power automate workflow, it keeps adding Apply to each.  The SharePoint that I'm using this for has several fields that are 'Choice' with 'Checkboxes (allow multiple selections)'.

 

Whenever I select a field from the SharePoint to be in the email, the flow automatically populates an 'Apply to each'.   How do I remove this/stop from auto populating?  I have tried recreating the workflow (originally it was a copy of a different workflow that this was not an issue on) as suggesting for others with a similar issue with no luck.  My end goal is that I want an email summary to be sent with whatever choices are selected and I do not need any other logic be applied based off of the choices that are made.

 

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
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    @ZG11 The reason this is happening is because the choice field you are selecting is a multi-choice field. This means the data is stored in an array which is why the Apply to Each action is automatically added to your flow.

     

    Take a look at this recent YT Tutorial I uploaded: 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

     

    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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  • JonDoesFlow Profile Picture
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    Hey @ZG11 

     

    You can use the First expression for this use case. See my blog post for more info

     

    https://www.jondoesflow.com/amp/first

     



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