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Power Automate - Using Flows
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Update a row Errors and Issues

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Posted on 7 Mar 2020 06:01:45 by 9

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Thank you for looking at my error. Context: I am trying to develop a Flow where when someone submits a Microsoft Form a row gets updated in Excel. The goal is to take this submit count, subtract this from the number of responses I need, and post that result into a SharePoint site or some visualization platform. With this, individuals who are taking the survey can see how many responses I still need before I can close the survey. For example, if I have 20 submission but I need 60, I can create a visualization saying I need 40 more submissions before the survey closes.

 

However, I am having  a heck of a time trying to get the Update row flow to work.

 

I've looked at numerous forum posts and tried numerous tactics over the past three hours. Below are the two flows where I've received some limited success.

 

The first flow takes the Form response, Gets response details, Lists rows in table, and then Updates row. I then get an error I posted below the flow.

 

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Second flow is a simplified version where I remove the Get response details. Yet this still fails.

 

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What am I doing wrong? And thank you for all your assistance!

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    etj Profile Picture
    9 on 07 Mar 2020 at 22:09:50
    Re: Update a row Errors and Issues

    Got it to work. As the respondents mentioned, I needed to add a value to the Response column so that PowerAutomate knew what row to store the value. What I did was to add a "1" under the Response column to denote the row number, then I added a Data column where the value would be stored. See pictures. Thank you!

     

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  • yashag2255 Profile Picture
    24,656 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 07 Mar 2020 at 08:40:40
    Re: Update a row Errors and Issues

    Hi @etj 

     

    Based on the error notification that you have posted, for an update row action, you need to provide a key value pair for the flow to identify the row and update it. So if you are choosing the key column, ensure that there is some value in the particular column for the row that you are trying to update. It will not consider null values on the identifier for updating the row. 

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

    If this reply has answered your question or solved your issue, please mark this question as answered. Answered questions helps users in the future who may have the same issue or question quickly find a resolution via search. If you liked my response, please consider giving it a thumbs up. THANKS!

  • efialttes Profile Picture
    14,756 on 07 Mar 2020 at 07:56:01
    Re: Update a row Errors and Issues

    Hi!

     

    THe problem is, you have selected 'REsponses' as your Key column in Excel. THis means you cannot update it leaving it empty. You need to add some value

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    Hope this helps

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