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Posted on by RL91

Is it possible to create a shortcut to a folder within SharePoint using Power Automate?

 

I am trying to create the following flow:

  1. Enter data into a list
    • "Quote Number" and "Project Name"
  2. Create a folder called Quote Number-Project Name
  3. Create a shortcut in other sites that can link to this folder

I successfully created steps 1 and 2 but am not able to find any information on creating folder shortcuts in SharePoint through PowerAutomate.

 

Start of Flow

Flow.JPG

 

Folder Created

Folder.JPG

 

Shortcut manually created through Windows File Explorer

Shortcut.JPG

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  • DamoBird365 Profile Picture
    DamoBird365 8,942 Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @RL91 

     

    A shortcut to a SharePoint Folder is simply the path of the folder(s) after the root of the Document Library URL.  So where a site address is:

     

    https://sharepointtenant.sharepoint.com/sites/DamoBird365/Shared%20Documents

     

    and the folder(s) you are looking to navigate to are called:

    1111-Project Name

     

    Your link for the SharePoint folder will be :

    https://sharepointtenant.sharepoint.com/sites/DamoBird365/Shared%20Documents/1111-Project Name

     

    You can then create a url file on another doc lib like so:

     

    DamoBird365_0-1616654581885.png

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
    Cheers,
    Damien

    P.S. take a look at my new blog here

  • DamoBird365 Profile Picture
    DamoBird365 8,942 Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @RL91 

     

    I've done you a quick demo for you to watch and maybe inspire you with some new ideas.

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
    Cheers,
    Damien

    P.S. take a look at my new blog here

     

     

  • Joseph Nasr Profile Picture
    Joseph Nasr 67 on at

    Hello @DamoBird365

    This is awesome and very helpful. Thanks a lot. I added the sharepoint document folder location to my Dynamics 365 where I now see the shortcut, but when I click on it, it is not opening immediately but downloading the URL to my PC.

     

    Is there a way to overcome this? 

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