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SharePoint when an existing item is modified - send Outlook email

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Hi everyone

 

I'm experiencing strange behavoir with the "when an exiting item is modified" trigger for SharePoint and sending emails. I will try to explain...

 

I created a list with two flows, one to run on create and send an email, and the other to run on edit and send an email. I then created 3 list items and modified each one in turn and monitored the emails received.

 

Item #1 created at 13:01. Create email received for #1 at 13:01.

Item #2 created at 13:04. Modify email received for #1 at 13:04. Create email received for #2 at 13:04.

Item #3 created at 13:09. Modify email received for #2 at 13:09. Create email received for #3 at 13:09.

Item #2 edited at 13:11. Modify email received for #3 at 13:11.

Item #1 edited at 13:13. Modify email received for #2 at 13:13.

Item #3 edited at 13:21. No modify email received yet although Flow is showing it has successfully run?

 

It's appears that the email only appears in my inbox when subsequent Flow is triggered? Has anyone else experienced this?

 

I've been having various problems with the reliability of the modify trigger and don't know if all of this is part of a wider issue? See below

 

Sharepoint listitem created/modified trigger occasionally getting skipped

SharePoint Modified trigger does not work since few days (Checks No New Data)

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/I-Found-A-Bug/Flow-not-Triggering-Sharepoint-Modified/m-p/38792#M440

 

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    Microsoft Employee on at

    The email from the modify trigger for #3 has just come through (14.21).

     

    Is this a conicidence that it's exactly 1 hour since the item was modified?

     

    Adam

  • v-micsh-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Anonymous,

     

    Thanks for the feedback.

    We have received several feedbacks talking about this.

     

    Edited:

    Checked Emails:

    Response on Saturday, June 3, 2017 8:47 AM:

    We have identified an issue around the “item modified” trigger, and are trying to get a fix out. ETA is end of next week.

    ==

    Please take a check to see if this issue still insists Next week.

    Regards,

    Michael

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @v-micsh-msft 

     

    I have done some testing this morning which I have documented here. I am still having a similar problem to before although the issue now seems to be with the flow not firing, whereas before the flow was firing but the associated email wasn't being received until a subsequent change was made.

     

    Adam

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