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What a Condition in Ms Flow

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Hi All,

I have a SharePoint column called 'Action' of type Choice. With choice 'Approve' or 'Reject'

If user select Approve under Action column, an email alert should be triggered to the mentioned user.

But when I am created condition in Ms Flow, flow to rejected, even though column Action not selected.

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with ID Property 'Action'

approve reject.png

 

what is a condition used already correct? Because I am used expression failed / expression result in JSON is false.

I am newbie in Ms Flow. Please advice. Thank you

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    Re: What a Condition in Ms Flow

    Try placing the `` Get Item '' action so that when the flow passes through, it takes the updated value.

     

     

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    SharePoint List

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    what he will do is take the updated value. Try it by placing it before the condition. Good Luck ! 

  • krfajar Profile Picture
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    Re: What a Condition in Ms Flow

    Hi @Anonymous 

    Sorry, I am cannot use action trigger approval 'Start and wait approval'. Because my user want to take action through the form by selecting the approved or rejected drop down.

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    This field that the user wants to select to approve or reject. Can you help me?

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    Re: What a Condition in Ms Flow

    You have to look for the action '' outcome '' of the approval and instead of `` approve '' in the condition, you have to call this action. Look.

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    I hope it helps you.

  • krfajar Profile Picture
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    Re: What a Condition in Ms Flow

    Hi @v-alzhan-msft 

    I am used sharepoint list connection from list to flow.

    My scenario:

    1. requestor add item, field the action is hidden before approver to do approve

    2. before approver 1 to do approve, approver 1 edit item and choose field drop down list the action: 'Approve' or 'Reject', and then save item.

    3. if approver 1 to do choose file Action: Approve, then next stage is approver 2, and so on repeatedly.

     

    following my picture

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    Picture 1: my form with field Action: Approve / Reject

     

    this is action trigger "Update Item"this is action trigger "Update Item"

    Picture 2: Action trigger "Update Item"

     

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    Picture 3: Condition: "Action is equals to Approve".

     

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    Picture 4: configuration conditions

     

    But when I an run my flow. And run the above scenario. Flow run is failed.

    Expression result is false

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    Please advice. because I am used the action value dynamic content from field cannot used. Thanks

  • v-alzhan-msft Profile Picture
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    Re: What a Condition in Ms Flow

    Hi @krfajar ,

     

    Could you please share more details about the sharepoint list?

    Could you please share a screenshot of the configuration of your flow?

    Could you please explain more details about your requirement?

    You should choose the Action Value dynamic content from in the first field of the Condition if you want to check the Choice from the Action field.

     

    Best regards,

    Alice       

     

    Community Support Team _ Alice Zhang
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