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Updating an existing item in a sharepoint list when there is a new microsoft forms response

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Hi all, 

 

Hoping you can help as I've been trawling the forum for solutions but nothing I have found so far has helped. I'm trying to update an existing SharePoint list item with new information received as a microsoft forms response. The current point I'm using to try and locate the item in the list is the employee's name, so it is both a column in the list (Name) and a field in the form response (New starter's name). 
I've included pics of what I have tried so far, if you can see something wrong with them or have a different way of achieving what I need please let me know. Thankyou!

 

One thing I have noted is that in many of the processes I am trying to follow, the initial output selected is a list action, whereas the only one I have available is the response ID 

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The first was following this process 

Solved: I want Flow to use a FORM that, when submitted, wi... - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)

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Where the functions in the update item action are 

body('Filter_array')[0]?['ID']
and 
body('Filter_array')[0]?['Title']
 
The other I followed was as follows: 
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    v-liwei-msft Profile Picture
    on at

    Hi @Chloe3 

     

    Could you please tell me:

    Are you trying to update SharePoint based on the answer returned by the Form? 

    I think the overall idea of your flow is correct, but it could be a bit more streamlined. 

    I made a test for your reference:

    1.

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    2.

    vliweimsft_2-1665565776643.png

    3.

    vliweimsft_3-1665565786671.png

    4.

    vliweimsft_4-1665565812503.png

     

    vliweimsft_5-1665565821569.png

     

    Best Regards,

    Levi

     

     

     

     

  • Chloe3 Profile Picture
    9 on at

    Hi @v-liwei-msft

     

    Forgive me if I'm incorrect, but that looks like the steps I've taken in the second flow I provided, which is not currently adding the output to my sharepoint list. Based off the pictures I included in my original post, am I doing something wrong at one of the steps? 

    And yes you're correct, I am trying to update an existing sharepoint list item with the answer from a microsoft form. 

  • Chloe3 Profile Picture
    9 on at

    Just to follow that one, I have tried rebuilding the flow as you described, however the flow failed. I've attached the run info: 

    Chloe3_0-1665701243854.png

    The execution of template action 'Apply_to_each' failed: the result of the evaluation of 'foreach' expression '@triggerOutputs()?['body/resourceData/responseId']' is of type 'Integer'. The result must be a valid array.

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    9 on at

    Sorry ignore this, I was looking at the wrong flow. With this one the flow succeeded, however the data did not populate the sharepoint list 

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