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I have a flow that is working properly up until the condition is true. When the condition is true, then Create Item is grey out.

When the Condition is false, the action is skipped (acting correctly)

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creativeopinion 10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@12strikes In your first screenshot, the reason your Apply to Each action is greyed out is because there is nothing to loop through. You'll need to share the full screenshot of your flow to provide context.

In the meantime you might find these tutorials helpful:

5 Power Automate Troubleshooting FAQs and Helpful Tips for Creating Better Flows

In this Power Automate tutorial, I explore 5 frequently asked questions that pop up when troubleshooting a flow. If you’d like to to level up your Power Automate flow skills and learn how to troubleshoot your Power Automate flow—this tutorial is for you!

IN THIS VIDEO:

✅ How to troubleshoot a false Condition action result

✅ How to get dynamic content when it isn’t selectable from the list of dynamic content

✅ How to troubleshoot an Apply to Each action that isn’t looping through

✅ How to troubleshoot a skipped Apply to Each action

✅ How to troubleshoot a Filter Query

✅ How to use a SharePoint yes/no column in a Filter Query

✅ How to use Compose actions to troubleshoot a Power Automate flow

✅ How to troubleshoot multiple emails being sent

✅ How to troubleshoot multiple Teams messages being sent

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3 Mistakes YOU 🫵 are Making with the Apply to Each Action in your Microsoft Power Automate Flow

In this video tutorial I’ll go over how to avoid these common mistakes when using the Apply to Each action in a Power Automate flow:

1️⃣ Looping through a Single Item

2️⃣ Creating Unnecessary Nested Loops

3️⃣ Looping through an Unfiltered Array

At the end of the video I share a few helpful insights when it comes to using the Apply to Each action in your flow.

IN THIS VIDEO:

✅ How to avoid the Apply to Each action with a single item array

✅ How to use the item() function to access dynamic content in an array

✅ How to prevent unnecessary nested Apply to Each action loops

✅ How to use the Select action

✅ How to convert an array to a string with the Select action

✅How to use the Filter Query field

✅ How to count the number of items in an array

✅ How to use a condition control

✅ How to use the concurrency control

✅ How to set a top count

✅ How to use Compose actions for troubleshooting

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12strikes 83 on at

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Hi..
Little more details about the process..
I'm pulling data from a PowerBI data source. if the ID is already in my SharePoint list , then skip the record. IF the ID is not in the SPL, then add the record from the PowerBI Datasource. In the Filter Query TITLE is from SharePoint, and ALLCOMBINDED is from PowerBI
The Condition is
length(outputs('Get_items')?['body/value']) is equal to 0
(True means the record in PowerBI does not exist in SPL)

Here is a run that was "Successful" but the record was not created in SP

To add...
This process has worked in the past.
I've copied it exactly. But can't get it to work
(Working example:)

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creativeopinion 10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@12strikes It's not ideal to have the Get Items action nested inside an Apply to Each action. You should pull that action OUTSIDE of the Apply to Each action and run it only once. Then use a Filter Array action to filter out the item(s) that match your criteria.

To learn more about how to use the Filter Array action, please refer to this YT Tutorial: Are you using the Microsoft Power Automate Filter Array Action wrong?

In this video tutorial I’ll show you 3 practical ways to use the Filter Array action and how to use it properly.

1️⃣ Cross-Referencing Data

2️⃣ Filtering by Key

3️⃣ Substring Matching

Did you know that the Condition action has a limit of 10 conditions? Although it might look like the Filter Array action can only accept one condition—this is not true. By using the advanced mode you can enter multiple conditions into a Filter Array action with an expression.

IN THIS VIDEO:

✅ 3 Ways to Use the Filter Array Action

✅ How to use the Scope Action to Group Actions

✅ How to Check the Number of Items returned from a Filter Array Action

✅ How to Cross-Reference Data in Excel with a SharePoint List

✅ How the Filter Array Action Works

✅ How to Access the Dynamic Content from a Filter Array Action

✅ How to Filter Items by a Key

✅ How to Filter Items by Matching a Substring

✅ How to Use Multiple Conditions in a Filter Array Action

As mentioned before, the Apply to each action isn't "running" because there isn't anything to loop through. You can see the Get Items action hasn't returned any items—this is why the Apply to Each action isn't running (nothing to loop through).

Hope this helps!

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Thanks...I posted a picture of this process working in the past

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creativeopinion 10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@12strikes The reason this flow run ran the Apply to Each action successfully is because the Get Items action has returned items.

If you take a look the flow run that didn't run the Apply to Each action, it's because no items were returned. Which is why you see [] in the outputs. This means that the Get Items action didn't return any items.

You'll need to troubleshoot your Get Items action. For more flow troubleshooting tips—check out this YT Tutorial: 5 Power Automate Troubleshooting FAQs and Helpful Tips for Creating Better Flows

In this Power Automate tutorial, I explore 5 frequently asked questions that pop up when troubleshooting a flow. If you’d like to to level up your Power Automate flow skills and learn how to troubleshoot your Power Automate flow—this tutorial is for you!

IN THIS VIDEO:

✅ How to troubleshoot a false Condition action result

✅ How to get dynamic content when it isn’t selectable from the list of dynamic content

✅ How to troubleshoot an Apply to Each action that isn’t looping through

✅ How to troubleshoot a skipped Apply to Each action

✅ How to troubleshoot a Filter Query

✅ How to use a SharePoint yes/no column in a Filter Query

✅ How to use Compose actions to troubleshoot a Power Automate flow

✅ How to troubleshoot multiple emails being sent

✅ How to troubleshoot multiple Teams messages being sent

Hope this helps!

If I helped you solve your problem—please mark my post as a solution ✅.
Consider giving me a 👍 if you liked my response!

👉 Level up your Power Automate skills by checking out my tutorials on YouTube
👉 Tips and Tricks on TikTok and Instagram

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