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Flow triggers for all the elements in my List instead of newly created element

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I'm using a simple workflow to update a newly created element in a List with stuff like the office profile of the user and it's manager, but at the moment instead of applying exclusively to the newly created item it triggers for the whole list.
 
Here's the current flow:
  • "When an element is created" [in the desired list] is the initial trigger 
  • Obtain the profile of the user then of it's manager
  • "Update the element" points to the ID of the created element in the list
 
Currently, if activated and I create a new test element, any older element will essentially think "Ok, a new element is created, all this info needs to be applied to me". But the field "Update the element" points to the ID of the newly created element, so I don't understand why an element with any other ID would proceed this way.
 
Any help would be appreciated!
 
 
 
 
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  • AnthonyAmador Profile Picture
    2,557 Moderator on at
    Hi,

    Your issue is hard to understand. What do you mean by “the flow triggers for all the elements”? Are you saying it triggers for the entire list? Do you see the flow running multiple times or just once? I don’t see any loop in the flow, so it seems impossible for the flow to update all the SharePoint list items. Can you show us exactly what the expected behavior is and what the current behavior is?

    Anthony
  • David_MA Profile Picture
    14,556 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Based on what you show, I don't see how it would be possible to do what you describe. Can you show the results of a flow run? For example:
     
    The ID from the flow trigger should match the Id in the update action. If they do, I don't see how it could update anything else. If these numbers do not match, you'll need to show how you are populating the ID field of the update item action.

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