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On form submit, create new folder (custom content type)

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I have a flow that's triggered when a new form response is submitted. One step creates a new folder in SharePoint, which works as it should. HOWEVER, I just discovered Custom Content Types, and have a few different custom Folder Content Types that I'm now using with my SharePoint site.

How do I get the flow to create a custom Folder instead of a standard Folder?

Here are my Folder Content Types:

I want the flow to create a new "Student File" Folder Type.

Thanks!

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ScottShearer 25,270 Most Valuable Professional on at

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See my example below. Use an Update File properties action after creating the folder to change the content type. Supply the ID of the newly created folder via Dynamic properties. To obtain the Content type ID, go to the SharePoint site and go to the Content Type gallery. Click on your Content type. The ID is what appears in the URL after ctype=

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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This worked perfectly.

Thank you!!

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