Scope result for error handling does not display what failed

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I have the following setup.

Scope 1: Contains a condition and multiple other functions.

Scope2: Runs is Scope 1 failed, I want to collect what failed in Scope 1.

In Scope2 I have a compose = result('Scope1)

But I don't receive what actually failed in Scope1 instead I just get this.
Basically I only see that something failed in the Scope, but I want the error message of the function that actually failed in Scope1

[
 {
 "name": "Scope1",
 "inputs": {
 "expressionResult": true
 },
 "startTime": "2022-03-22T10:37:56.9942523Z",
 "endTime": "2022-03-22T10:37:57.6817615Z",
 "trackingId": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
 "clientTrackingId": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
 "clientKeywords": [
 "testFlow"
 ],
 "code": "ActionFailed",
 "status": "Failed",
 "error": {
 "code": "ActionFailed",
 "message": "An action failed. No dependent actions succeeded."
 }
 }

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fchopo 8,003 Moderator on at

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Hi @JimmyWork

As I understand, you're executing scope 2 when scope 1 failed or timed out, for instance, right? Using Result('Scope1") should return more information than the provided... Could you try to add the following to the "Scope2" ?:

This comes from an excellent blog post by @TomaszPoszytek for error handling: Try-Catch pattern in Microsoft Flow • Tomasz Poszytek, Business Applications MVP

Hope it helps!

Ferran

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@fchopo Thank you for answering but I'm not sure how to proceed I don't create a JSON or run a for each, because only one thing will fail then the rest is stopped so I would like to catch the error of the first thing that fails inside of Scope1.

But my Scope1 output only contains what I posted.
Scope2.

This is what I'm doing.
https://www.richardawilson.com/2021/06/return-error-in-power-automate-when.html

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fchopo 8,003 Moderator on at

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Hi @JimmyWork

Could you share what are you doing in Scope1?

Regards,

Ferran

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JimmyW 2,563 on at

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Wondering if it's because I'm using a condition inside of Scope1, and maybe that is why I'm getting a generic error message?

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Scope 1
Scope2

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fchopo 8,003 Moderator on at

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Hi @JimmyWork

Honestly, everything seems fine, so I don't understand why you're not receiving error details. Can you try forcing an error (for instance, deleting the excel file you're reading in the yes branch?)

Regards,

Ferran

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@fchopo I'm forcing the error on Get Attachment and i can see it errors out and I can read the error in the flow but the data output I get from the scope is a general error message only

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JimmyW 2,563 on at

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This issue can be replicated, if you put a condition inside a scope you will only be able to get the general error message. Without any condition inside the scope you get the error message for the part that is failing

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JimmyW 2,563 on at

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If you put a scope inside the condition on the Yes or No part you get the full results. But this is not a good option for me as I then need to get both the Yes and the No scope inside the condition.

Can I somehow reference the Condition and get the result from the Condition instead of the Scope?

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