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creativeopinion 10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@CU30062341-2 It's hard to offer any recommendations without seeing your full flow and the logic behind it. In edit mode, click on each action to expand it. Upload a screenshot of your full flow.

In the meantime, you might be interested in these YT tutorials:

Fix Your Flows: 5 Power Automate Errors Explained with Solutions

In this tutorial, I’ll cover 5 common flow errors and how to fix them.
1️⃣ Creating a filter query failed
2️⃣ formatDateTime() function requires first parameter to be a string—got Null
3️⃣ formatDateTime() function string must match ISO 8601
4️⃣ Mis-match value types when comparing
5️⃣ Value Cannot be Converted to the Target Type

IN THIS VIDEO:
✓ How to fix common Power Automate errors that cause flows to fail
✓ Best practices for writing filter queries in SharePoint and Excel
✓ How to convert string to integer and decimal correctly using expressions
✓ The difference between int(), float(), and formatNumber() functions
✓ How to handle missing or null values in filter conditions
✓ Why formatDateTime fails—and how to pass a valid ISO 8601 value
✓ Preventing unnecessary flow runs with Terminate actions
✓ Pro tips for formatting and calculating values in Compose actions
✓ How to identify value types and debug expression issues fast

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5 Power Automate Troubleshooting FAQs and Helpful Tips for Creating Better Flows

In this Power Automate tutorial, I explore 5 frequently asked questions that pop up when troubleshooting a flow. If you’d like to to level up your Power Automate flow skills and learn how to troubleshoot your Power Automate flow—this tutorial is for you!

IN THIS VIDEO:
✓ How to troubleshoot a false Condition action result
✓ How to get dynamic content when it isn’t selectable from the list of dynamic content
✓ How to troubleshoot an Apply to Each action that isn’t looping through
✓ How to troubleshoot a skipped Apply to Each action
✓ How to troubleshoot a Filter Query
✓ How to use a SharePoint yes/no column in a Filter Query
✓ How to use Compose actions to troubleshoot a Power Automate flow
✓ How to troubleshoot multiple emails being sent
✓ How to troubleshoot multiple Teams messages being sent

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Riyaz_riz11 3,874 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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1. Invalid Inputs / Data Issues

Missing required fields or parameters.

Passing wrong data types (e.g., string instead of number).

Empty or null values causing actions to error.

Invalid email addresses or URLs.

Data exceeding limits (like file size or text length).

2. Connection / Authentication Errors

Expired or revoked credentials.

User permissions revoked on connected services (SharePoint, Outlook, etc.).

OAuth token timeout.

API limits or throttling.

3. Timeouts & Performance Issues

Actions taking too long to respond (default timeout 2 minutes).

Long-running loops without delays.

Service or connector slowdowns.

4. Incorrect or Missing Configuration

Misconfigured action parameters.

Wrong filter queries (e.g., SharePoint filter syntax errors).

Missing dynamic content.

Incorrect expression syntax.

5. Service Availability / Outages

Connected service (like SharePoint, Outlook, SQL) temporarily down.

Microsoft service incidents.

Network connectivity issues.

6. Permissions Issues

User running flow lacks permissions on target resources.

Flow owner changed or revoked.

SharePoint or OneDrive permissions changed.

7. Uncaught Errors / No Error Handling

Actions failing but flow does not handle errors (e.g., no try-catch or run-after configured).

Unhandled exceptions cause flow to stop.

8. Quota / License Limits

Running out of API calls or runs per month.

Using premium connectors without appropriate license.

Exceeding data limits (e.g., file size > 100MB).

9. Concurrency / Race Conditions

Multiple instances of flow conflicting on the same data.

Deadlocks or update conflicts in databases or SharePoint.

10. Unsupported Scenarios or Bugs

Unsupported actions in certain contexts.

Known platform bugs or connector issues.

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