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Duplicate values for Concat

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I am attempting to use Power Automate to concat values from a multi value child list into a filed on the parent list

 

  • The field on the child list is named :ConcateDateDef.
    • It is a text field with a default value that is concatenate of a date and a text field ( Concatenate(DataCardValue32.SelectedDate," - ", DataCardValue140.Text))
  • the field on the parent list is named: EventsGrouped
    • It is a text field with the value set by the flow

The concat value for the EventsGrouped field keeps duplicating in the field, so that it appears twice within the same delimiter ( i am using -- to separate the items).

 

I can see that my concat formula is telling it to duplicate, but every change I try to make to the concat code to prevent it from duplicating does not seem to work, 

 

below is the code:

 concat(split(items('Apply_to_each')?['ConcateDateDef'], '.')[0], '. -- ', split(items('Apply_to_each')?['ConcateDateDef'], '.')[sub(length(split(items('Apply_to_each')?['ConcateDateDef'], '.')), 1)])

 

below is the result:

 

4/8/2024 - Deadline for the action (request for instructions via email to be submitted the week of Apr 5/24). -- 4/8/2024 - Deadline for the action (request for instructions via email to be submitted the week of Apr 5/24)3/8/2024 - Document was served with notice . -- 3/8/2024 - Document was served with notice

 

 

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  • NicoleHudon Profile Picture
    21 on at

    I figured out what the problem is, although I still can't find a fix

    It is concating and splitting based on the presence of a period, however, many of the items don't have a period at the end of the sentences

     

    Is there a way to force a period at the end of each sentence or paragraph in the field in PowerApps or Automate? 

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    NicoleHudon Profile Picture
    21 on at

    Resolved it. created workflow to force a period at the end of each sentence or paragraph in the field  

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