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Hello Power Automate community! I need a bit of help on a flow I’m trying to work out. We have a new starter spreadsheet where new starters are assigned to specific staff members depending on which department they’re in. All I want to do is have a flow that will send an email to that particular staff member to let them know that they have been assigned a new starter.


So far I have been able to get it to send the email to the specific staff member, but the flow kept repeating. After some digging around I found that I needed a second “processed” column, which could show as processed once the email has been sent.  The flow then would only trigger if the processed column states “no”. The problem I have now is that this only runs for the first row, so if it sees a row with processed in it won’t run on any of the rows below even if they are marked as a “no”. Has anyone been able to make a flow work for multiple rows?

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    trice602 Profile Picture
    16,239 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    You're going to need to provide some context and description what you are trying to do here; a picture of a PNG will not be enough.
     
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    If this was helpful, please like and/or mark as a verified answer to help others find this too!


    Always glad to help! 💯💯💯💯💯

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    abc 123 Profile Picture
    789 Moderator on at
    One of the "features" of Flows is that when the Flow updates an item, this will cause a new instance of the Flow to trigger. So, I assume that you current Flow performs an update to the item.
     
    One way to prevent this is to use the Trigger Setting called Trigger Conditions.  In that, a valid condition has to exist, else the Flow is suppressed, meaning that it does NOT execute, and it leaves no trace that it even tried.
     
    Another way is to use a Condition, and with that you can check for a value, and if true, you can execute a Terminate Action, with the value of Cancel.
     
    At my organization, we do ALL development with a specific DevUser. This way, that DevUser owns everything, but also, when the Flow writes anything, the ModifiedBy is saved as the DevUser. Then the TriggerCondition can trap for that user and suppress the infinite loops.
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    6 on at
    For some reason it seems my description didn't post. It should now be updated properly
  • trice602 Profile Picture
    16,239 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hey there!
     
    I am following up on this post flow updating multiple rows in this category building flows from 08/14/2024.  I know the post is a little older, but it is a common question here so wanted to take a moment and follow-up. I see there have been 3 replies and 2 likes and asking if your question has been answered.  If so, please help the community out by completing one or more of the following actions!  Thanks in advance!
     
    Easy as 1-2-3 ‼️💯⭐😎🆒🙏
     
    1) Mark a reply as a verified answer - this is essential, and it helps others with the same general question find this thread. ✅
    2) You can also mark one of more replies as a verified answer.  Please take a moment and give the author credit for volunteering their time. ✌️
    3) Like one or more replies.  Kudos always greatly appreciated! 👍
     
    Pro tip:  if you found your own solution or workaround, feel free to add a reply to your own post and mark it as the solution too!  The goal is to get this thread marked with a verified answer by anyone that finds one or more replies helpful!
     
    Again, thanks in advance for reading and responding, always glad to help!  Tom 💯💯💯💯💯
  • trice602 Profile Picture
    16,239 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    If I can help with anything else please let me know or tag me in a future post, I enjoy reading and answering questions.  Always glad to help!  Tom 💯💯💯💯💯

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