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Posted on by cervantesdv

Is this possible? I have a very basic button flow that adds rows to an Excel file in a SharePoint list. To ensure data consistency, most of the input fields use drop down lists. Is there a way to prevent data being entered directly into the spreadsheet, i.e., data can only be added via the Flow?

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Re: Button Flow to Add Row to "Protected" Excel Spreadsheet

Hi @cervantesdv,

I am afraid that Flow is not supported that at the moment. If the column is hidden and password protected, Flow will not see it. Flow uses OAuth credentials to connect to the worksheet, so it cannot actually respond to the unique password challenge from the protected worksheet.

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Community Support Team _ Lin Tu
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