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Issue getting Excel content after an "update a row"

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Hello. I have a flow in which I update a row in an Excel table (the first and unique row based on the key). This part works well. This table is in a first tab, and there is second tab that have cells pointing to the table (this second tab is converted as a PDF at the end of the flow). I try to use this technique because I did not found any powerautomate action to update cells directly.

When I get the content of the second tab (in order to convert to a PDF), I don't get the data that I have just updated in the first tab, I get the data from the previous run. Like there is a delay needed between the update and the get content. I tried to put a delay of 5 seconds, then 1 minute, but it does not fix the issue.
Any help welcome on the specific issue or on any other technique to achieve that, thank you !

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    Manish Solanki Profile Picture
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    Hi @Gilles12 

     

    Pls increase the delay to 5-10 mins.

     

    If this helps & solves your problem, please remember to give a 👍 and accept my solution as it will help others in the future.

     

    Thanks

  • Gilles12 Profile Picture
    150 on at

    Thank you, it works. I tried 10, 5, 4, and finally 3 minutes is the time needed to get the right data. I tried again 2  minutes and it failed. Is it a question of a cache somewhere ? Should I extend for a longer delay to secure the flow?

    I tried copying the file elsewhere but the issue is with the "get content" action that needs th file identifier, so I guess when overwritting the file the identifier changes and a "route did not match" error occurs.

    So for the moment I will stick on the several minutes delay, but if anyone has a better idea, please let me know !

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