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Cannot Patch SharePoint list item "Update Item" runs in PowerAutomate

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I have a PowerApps app connected to a SharePoint list.

I have a button in the app that Patches several fields in the list, including the FlowTrigger field which get set to "Yes"

In PowerAutomate there is a flow using "When item is Created or Modified".

The flow trigger is configured to only fire if the FlowTrigger field is set to "Yes".

The flow performs its task (send an email), then uses Update Item to set the FlowTrigger field to "No".

This all works great.

 

Here's where the problem starts:

The next time I click the button in the app it correctly Patches the other fields BUT it doesn't set the FlowTrigger field to "Yes". Sometimes clicking the button more than once gets it to work, but mostly not -- the FlowTrigger field stays as "No".

 

I created a separate button that just Patches the FlowTrigger field to "Yes", but it doesn't work if Flow has already run once. It's like the FlowTrigger field gets stuck if it's been updated once by Update Item.

Any ideas?

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