Using Flow Variables after they are passed back to PowerApp without running flow again.

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Posted on by ChrisSullivan

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Hello Power Appers,

I Just start using flows in my apps,

That said I have a few question I have not found an answer to, and or fix for.

I have a Flow that Collects Variables from a PowerApp button. The flow creates a Sharepoint item based on the variables sent from power apps, and then passes that Items ID back to Power apps. I want to use this Variable to patch some other list but it seems that every time I do so it reruns the Flow and creates more of the original item

The code looks as such .

It seems like every time I use the CopyItemID variable, It creates an new item in the original list. Like it is running the flow every time I use the variable. Is there a way to use this variable without it running the flow again?

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I believe you are calling are calling your flow twice , Both 1 and 2 are calls to your flow so you need to remove Number 1 and Keep number 2 as this sets the value you are returning from your flow

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Mira,
Thanks for the response! This is exactly what I thought at first. Odd thing is when I remove the first call. I get red X and squiggles.

Its as if Powerapps has no idea what the Variable is when I only put it in Set().

Any thoughts?

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Mira,
Thanks for the response! This is exactly what I thought at first. Odd thing is when I remove the first call. I get red X and squiggles.

Its as if Powerapps has no idea what the Variable is when I only put it in Set().

Any thoughts?

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Mx81 860 on at

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I think there is a missing „)“ in your first „if“ statement. Bevor your “;”

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Wow, Thank you max81. Stupid me.
You stare at these things long enough, your guaranteed to miss Newbie mistakes like this! 👍

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I did the same mistakes also several times so I’m used to look for missing brackets. 😉

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