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Posted on by Samuels315 8

I have a work flow created for the approval of excel files, the flow has worked without errors in testing, but now I have shared the flow it does not work at the start and wait for approval step.  

 

Below is the part of the flow that I am trying to use to approve the individual files, below that is the error message that I am receiving

 

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Any pointers gratefully received

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  • Jcook Profile Picture
    Jcook 7,779 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Re: Start and Wait Approval Fails

    Hello @Samuels315 

     

    Could you confirm what the value is in your dynamic content of 'Created By'. The error is suggesting that it cannot find the users email for the approver.

     

    You could add a Compose action right before the Start and wait for approval action and put the 'Created By' value inside the Compose. Than run the Flow

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    v-alzhan-msft on at
    Re: Start and Wait Approval Fails

    Hi @Samuels315 ,

     

    You should enter the "Created By Email" dynamic content in the Assigned to field:

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    Best regards,

    Alice       

     

    Community Support Team _ Alice Zhang
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