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Update SharePoint lookup column value without providing the ID

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I have a form with cascading dropdowns, which have filtered single-column collections with distinct values as their Items property.

In order to update the underlying SharePoint lookup column, I have to provide an ID and a Value.

Is there a way to update the lookup column providing just a value?

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    WarrenBelz 156,730 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Anonymous ,

    I could say change it to Text (you really need to ask yourself why you are using Lookup columns in the first place - I have not used them for many years), but the answer to your question, no you cannot. You need to use the Value to lookup the "looked up" list, then get the ID from that.

     

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    @WarrenBelz, thank you, I assumed so but hoped there was some nice workaround. I resolved it with a flow that - if the ID is blank - looks up the value in the related table, returns the ID and updates the lookup columns with that ID. Sometimes I have no choice and have to use lookup columns because the underlying SP lists rely on restrict delete for data integrity.

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