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Hello!

 

So I created two seperate flows with different triggers for this list I have in Sharepoint but for some reason, both of the flows are running at the same time. For example, when I run the "when an item is created" flow the "when an item is modified" flow runs as well. How can I fix that?

 

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    @Aye3 To prevent your flow from unnecessarily triggering when using automated triggers as you have in your flows—you should consider using trigger conditions in your flow. I've linked a tutorial down below that you might find helpful.

     

    You may need to combine the flows into one using the When An item is Created or Modified trigger. If a new item created is easily identified as new (Eg. a status column that indicates that the item has just been created — Status = New or Pending etc.), you can trigger the flow to only run actions for a new item. If this is currently not possible, you may need to adjust your workflow so it can work with the logic in your flow(s).

     

    4 Ways You Can Use Trigger Conditions in Your Microsoft Power Automate Flow

     

    If you are using an Automated Cloud flow trigger in your flow—you need to consider adding trigger conditions.

     

    Do YOU 🫵 know what a trigger condition is? Trigger conditions can be set in most flow triggers. These conditions you set must be true for the trigger to fire. In this Power Automate tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use trigger conditions in your flows to control when your Power Automate flows trigger.

     

    If your plan has flow run limits—you can avoid triggering your flows unnecessarily by using trigger conditions.

     

    I’ll cover four different flow examples that would benefit from trigger conditions:

    ️ Triggering a flow when a column is changed to a specific value

    ️ Triggering a Flow When an Event Updated or Deleted

    ️ Triggering a Flow When a New Folder is Created

    ️ Triggering a Flow When a Specific Email is Received I’ll also show you a trick on how to easily create the expressions needed and give you a few tips on how to troubleshoot your flow.

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

     Four different flows that would benefit from trigger conditions

     What is a trigger condition?

     How to add a trigger condition to your flow

     How to trigger a flow when a column is changed to a specific value

     How to trigger a flow when an event is updated or Deleted

     How to trigger a flow when a new folder is created

     How to trigger a flow when a specific email is received

     How to troubleshoot a trigger condition

     How to prevent case sensitivity issues with a trigger condition

     How to use the filter array action to easily compose an expression that can be used in a trigger condition

     

    Hope this helps!

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