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Session Id : Fvy9M/V60cnz+7EKN6PTyx
Power Automate - AI Builder
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Get a user for mention token dynamically

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Posted on 13 Sep 2024 14:16:18 by 14
Hi all,
 
I am trying to match a user from a Teams list using their name and surname as the unique identifiers in order to then use the action 'get a user for a mention token'. 
So far I have managed to do the following but I think there must be a better way (plus it's not working!) Any help greatly appreciated!
As the Teams list is the emails of the users, I am replacing space between the name and surname (that is a dynamic value in the flow) with a dot, and then trying to match the name.surname variable with the first part of their email address in the Condition action using the Contains question:
 
 
 
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    Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture
    44,685 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 13 Sep 2024 at 15:19:35
    Get a user for mention token dynamically
    Hi
     
    Are you not able to use the Email Address?

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