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How is the ParseJSON Fx function supposed to work?
I'm getting a "variable is of invalid type" error (that variable has not been defined anywhere, the topic is just this action)
Instead of ParseJSON (that’s documented here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/power-fx/reference/function-parsejson) I would recommend using the "parse value" node, so that you can get a properly defined record or table variable as an output, that you can use in your downstream steps. If you need to use ParseJSON, I show an example of how here, when the parse value option wasn’t available : https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General/How-can-I-use-Dynamic-Multi-choices-in-the-PVA-chatbot/m-p/1928854/highlight/true#M4719
Thanks Henry,
The parse variable indeed works.
Out of curiosity is the parseJSON function of any use?
We mostly "inherit" it from the Power Apps world where it’s very useful. In PVA it can be useful if you want to reduce the number of nodes and you don’t want to type the JSON output as a variable. You can directly manipulate it in a Power Fx formula.
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