Action 'Create_HTML_table' failed error received when the action is running successfully

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Hi all,

I built a Flow that's working perfectly but I'm receiving the below error message regarding failed attempts at creating an HTML table. The Create HTML table action is running successfully though.

I narrowed it down to this item in my Parse JSON step

"[Standard_Deviation_on_Tasks_per_Week]": {

"type": "number"

and am handling it with this:

formatNumber(coalesce(item()?['Standard_Deviation_on_Tasks_per_Week'],'0','N1'))

but still receive the error.

Action 'Create_HTML_table' failed: The execution of template action 'Create_HTML_table' failed. The column values could not be evaluated: 'The template language function 'formatNumber' expects its first parameter to be an integer or a decimal number. The provided value is of type 'String'.

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Re: Action 'Create_HTML_table' failed error received when the action is running successfully

Hi @bchager6

Sorry I just have to say it... If it was working perfectly, you wouldn't have an error or be here 😉

A few things.

1. You formatting of the expression is incorrect check this out (and there are other issues)

You wrote So lets break this apart You making it look like the '0' and the 'N1' are part of the coalesce which is incorrect formatNumber( coalesce(item()?['Standard_Deviation_on_Tasks_per_Week'],'0','N1') ) It should be written like thi formatNumber( coalesce(item()?['Standard_Deviation_on_Tasks_per_Week'],'0'),'N1' ) Next you have another issue. formatNumber expects a number, but in your coalesce, if the property is blank you are passing a string of '0' instead of 0 Which means you need to use the int expression function to convert it to an actual number, before formatNumber gets it or return 0. Either way if the property isn't an int then you need to do this formatNumber( int(coalesce(item()?['Standard_Deviation_on_Tasks_per_Week'],'0')),'N1' ) or maybe its a decimal or something.

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Michael Gernaey MCT | MCSE | MCP | Self-Contractor| Ex-Microsoft
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@FLMike Thanks for the info!

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