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Create List Item MultiValue Person or Group Fails

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When I leave the Approvers and Distribution Fields Empty the create item works.

When I set Approvers and Distribution from get file properties it does not work, When I hit the array button it reveals alot more types of selections for the multivalue person or group fields. I tried to use claims but that also fails. What should I be using in these scenarios?

 

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,865 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @pstudart 

     

    You can use email to update the person or group column types.

     

    Thanks

  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,865 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @pstudart 

     

    If you have multiple person or group then use the following 

     

    [
    {
    "Claims": "1234@test.com"
    },
    {
    "Claims": "abcd@test.com"
    }
    ]

  • pstudart Profile Picture
    52 on at

    When I switch the columns to array and add the Approvers email and distribution email I get the error message about about nest loops.

     

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
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    Hi @pstudart 

     

    Could you please explain why you have two apply to each loops?

     

    Thanks

  • pstudart Profile Picture
    52 on at

    When I select Approvers Email and Distribution email property it auto adds a apply to each loop. I didn't do it myself.

  • abm abm Profile Picture
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    Hi @pstudart 

     

    Remove both apply to each loop. Declare an array (two) and store the values for Approvers and Distribution. Then add the update item and set each array for approvers and distribution.

     

    Thanks 

  • pstudart Profile Picture
    52 on at

    I put the approver and distribution fields into array variables and put them in the create item and i am getting this error message.

     

    The 'inputs.parameters' of workflow operation 'Create_item' of type 'OpenApiConnection' is not valid. Error details: The API operation does not allow writing a value for parameter 'item/Approvers[0]/DisplayName'. This parameter is read only.

     

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,865 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @pstudart 

     

    Please have a look at my YouTube video 

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeJCcdgm0k&t=52s

     

    Let me know if you need further help.

     

    Thanks

     

     

  • pstudart Profile Picture
    52 on at

    Thanks for the Video but I doesn't hit on what I'm trying to do.

     

    I have List A and List B they share the same content type and have a multi person or group field called approvers.

     

    I run a flow on list A that creates a record in list B

    When I create the item in list B I want to set the approvers field in list B to the the approvers values from list A.

     

    Thanks for taking the time to help me.

     

  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,865 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @pstudart 

     

    Are you updating the person or group column by email address?

     

    Thanks

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