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Power Automate - Building Flows
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Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

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Posted on 9 Dec 2022 19:40:54 by 96

I have created a 'Test List' in SharePoint and have created a Flow to trigger when an item is created or modified. My goal is to capture the values of the multi-select choice field, but the dynamic content never shows the checkbox field 'Fruit'.

 

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In my sample list called 'Test List' I am trying to grab the values of the column 'Fruit' and put them into an array that I can use to iterate through using an 'Apply to Each' action, but the problem I am finding is that inside Flow it never lists my column 'Fruit' so that I can use it. Not sure if I've done something wrong or that I just need to expose the data using expressions or something.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

ADove

  • grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,059 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 01 Feb 2023 at 05:55:16
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    @Sharinah1 I'd suggest posting a new question including what you're trying to do (the more info you can provide, the better we can help). I'd also suggest including the link to the tutorial in your post.

  • Sharinah1 Profile Picture
    101 on 01 Feb 2023 at 05:35:15
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    Hello @abm thanks for the tutorial. I tried it but i'm stuck with this. It's different from how it looks in the tutorial. By the way after this step I have > List rows present in a table in Excel. My issue is I was able to do it for other column values except for one column with multi choice.

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  • grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,059 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 15 Dec 2022 at 00:30:46
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    @adove I'm not sure it's just related to SharePoint 2013. We've also seen this in our SharePoint Online tenant and currently working with Microsoft on the issue. Will let you know how we go.

     

    Just a quick question - in your Get item action have you set Limit Columns by View?

     

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  • adove Profile Picture
    96 on 14 Dec 2022 at 19:22:02
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    This seems to be a limitation of SharePoint 2013. I created a new test list on SharePoint 2019 and it works just fine.

  • adove Profile Picture
    96 on 13 Dec 2022 at 14:33:53
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    @grantjenkins, that is a great suggestion. 

    I did just what you asked. I ran a test and the 'Fruit' column does NOT come back at all.

    It is not like it comes back 'empty' with no values...it is NOT returned at all.

     

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  • grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,059 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 13 Dec 2022 at 00:38:16
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    Can you add the body from your trigger into a Compose then run the flow and look at the output from the Compose to see if it includes your fruit column (might have a different name you weren't expecting).

     

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  • adove Profile Picture
    96 on 12 Dec 2022 at 15:19:01
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    The result I am getting in strange. I expect to see the multi-value field or at least the "value" of that field. I am not getting the field at all. 

     

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    I have refreshed the flow. I have logged out of the flow and came back in to ensure that I am seeing the freshest content. The internal name of the column is indeed "fruit". I have created new choice fields that have single-values and the flow recognized them. I then created a different choice field with multi-values and the flow does NOT recognize it. I feel that there is a simple answer, but I am overlooking something...I can see from the examples from "Amit_Sharma" and "abm" that they are successful. I am obviously missing something. Ugh. 

  • Amit_Sharma Profile Picture
    1,569 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 12 Dec 2022 at 05:08:52
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    Hi @adove,

    Please confirm the dynamic value that you selected should be fruit value or not.

    I have created sample for you.

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    Output:

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    List:

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    Please share the flow screenshot and clarify more on requirement If I misunderstood the requirement.

     

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,464 Most Valuable Professional on 11 Dec 2022 at 20:37:28
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    Hi @adove 

     

    I have a video tutorial based on this. 

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ayWDpMhNg0

     

    Please have a look and comment.

     

    Thanks

  • grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,059 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 10 Dec 2022 at 08:32:05
    Re: Multi Select Choice Field not showing in dynamic content in Flow

    Did you create the Fruit column after you created the flow? If so, you might just need to save the flow, close it, and reopen it to get the new list schema that would include the Fruit column.

     

    Or it might already be in the schema, but you missed it due to the internal name of the Fruit column not being what you expect. Can you check in SharePoint what the internal name of your Fruit column is? List Settings > click on the Fruit Column - should see the internal name within the URL.

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