Power Automate Trigger Conditions

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Hello,

I'm having an issue with the trigger conditions. I have 4 columns. Column 1 I want to be filled. While columns 2-4 I want to be empty.

I tried putting this in each row of a new trigger condition, but even if columns 2-4 are filled, the power automate will still trigger.

The code I am using is: Column1: @not(empty(triggerBody()?['TestRequestNo1']))

Columns 2-4: @empty(triggerBody()?['OnTime_x002f_Late']), @empty(triggerBody()?['Disposed']), @empty(triggerBody()?['SurveyFinished'])

Any idea how I can get this to work?

I appreciate it in advance!

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trice602 15,915 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @CheddahChase ,

Looks great so far! I think you just need to wrap in an AND, save, retest.

@and(
not(empty(triggerBody()?['TestRequestNo1'])),
empty(triggerBody()?['OnTime_x002f_Late']),
empty(triggerBody()?['Disposed']),
empty(triggerBody()?['SurveyFinished'])
)

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CheddahChase 115 on at

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Hello @trice602 ,

Thank you for your time. I tried this and it still triggered the power automate even after I filled in column 2. Columns 2-4 are choice columns, is that a reason why it could still be triggering?

Thank you in advance.

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trice602 15,915 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @CheddahChase ,

Please share your flow, let's have a look.

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CheddahChase 115 on at

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Apologies in advance, it is rather long. It is taking data and making a test request sheet and sending an update email to the requester.

The end condition is just the email it sends out. That was my first attempt at limiting the number of emails it sends out. Because once the test is completed, we fill out columns 2-4 and I did not want to bombard the requester with multiple emails once the test was done.

If you need me to go into detail about anything, please let me know.

Again, I appreciate your willingness to help!

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trice602 15,915 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @CheddahChase ,

Is this a column in your list?

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CheddahChase 115 on at

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Good afternoon @trice602,

Sorry for the delay. I was out on lunch. Yes, that column is in the list. When I only use the @not(empty(triggerBody()?['TestRequestNo1'])), it works. It just doesn't work with the other columns.

Just for background, we have a power app for requesters to submit test requests. Then we have a power automate create a test request number (based on the customer and the number of test requests received on that specific date). The trigger is when an item is modified.

If you have any more questions, please let me know!

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CheddahChase 115 on at

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Another question with this, you put them all in the same line for the trigger condition? Or are they all on seperate lines?

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