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Approval to gmail

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Hi all, 

 

Does any know, why approval email to gmail comes like that. Is there something we can do to fix it ? 

 

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    Re: Approval to gmail
    Hi Princz,

    Could you share the flow you used to request approval from users in gmail?

     

  • princz Profile Picture
    46 on at
    Re: Approval to gmail

    @GeorgiosG thank you so much for your help.

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    GeorgiosG Profile Picture
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    Re: Approval to gmail

    You need to use the actions Create an approval, Wait for an approval not Start and wait for an approval.

    Like in my previous post in the screenshot. 

     

    Create an approval

    Send mail

    Wait for an approval

     

    The Respond Link is only available in the action Create an approval

     

  • princz Profile Picture
    46 on at
    Re: Approval to gmail

    @GeorgiosG 

     

    can not find the respond link when i did the test 

     

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  • GeorgiosG Profile Picture
    1,013 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: Approval to gmail

    Hi @princz ,

     

    unfortunately there is no possibility to adapt this autogenerated mail / template if you use Approvals. 

     

    What you can also do is create an approval, set the "enable notification" to "No" 

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    Send your own mail with your template you want

    and wait for the approval:

    GeorgiosG_1-1661784385979.png

     

     

  • princz Profile Picture
    46 on at
    Re: Approval to gmail

    @GeorgiosG  Yes, i am aware that actionable messages is only working when using outlook and i don't even have any problem that it redirects me to power automate site when i click on approval. 

     

    I was wondering, if the email that i receive on my gmail for approval can customize to look better ?

  • GeorgiosG Profile Picture
    1,013 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: Approval to gmail

    HI @princz ,

     

    this is a feature which is only available in Outlook. This feature is called "Actionable Messages".

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/actionable-messages/

     

    Had a similar topic here: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Users-directed-to-power-automate-when-approving-an-item-from-an/m-p/1557770

     

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