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How do I use Child Flow Outputs in a Parent Flow

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I'm currently exploring solutions and parent and child flows. I will have to build many flows which will often re-use the same "functions", so I'm trying to create child flows which I can re-use later. One essential thing that I'm trying to work out is passing variables. I'm familiar with passing variables to functions and returning variables from functions in programming, but in Power Automate I am lost. Passing input parameters is straightforward, and specifying output parameters is also straightforward. What I don't understand is how to then use it in the parent flow.
 
I have a parent flow:

And then I also have a simple child flow:
 
 
So the variable was returned to the parent flow? But how do I now access this variable?
 
If I try to use an append to string function, the ChildFlowString is not accessible, only the ParentFlowString is:
 
So how do I use parameters from Child Flows in Parent Flows?
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    stampcoin Profile Picture
    5,158 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    You can go to the solution where the parent flow lives, then open that flow. add step. then you fill find it.
     
  • LE-07050818-0 Profile Picture
    12 on at
    @stampcoin

    That is not a solution to my question unfortunately.
     
    I am not struggling to add the "Run a Child Flow" action. As you can see in the images I shared, the Parent Flow already contains the "Run a Child Flow" action.
     
    What I am not able to do is use the ChildFlowString that was added as an output value to the "Respond to Power Automate Flow" action in the Child Flow.
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    LE-07050818-0 Profile Picture
    12 on at
    I was able to solve it myself eventually. I misinterpreted the "Append to String" action. The ChildFlowString was available after all, I simply had to generate a new string first to append the ChildFlowString to:
     
    Bit of a silly mistake to make, but that happens sometimes.
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    5,158 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    😊👍

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