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Power Automate to trigger and email if a column within a sharepoint list is created or modified

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I created a power flow to send an email when an item has been created or modified in a sharepoint list, based on whether the column is yes or no.  The email sends to the appropriate persons, however, if the column says "yes", and is modified later, an email is sent again.  How do I avoid having the email sent again?

 

The only time the email should be sent is if the yes/no column is changed, but when any other columns are modified.

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    tom_riha Profile Picture
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    Hello @rhouston08 ,

    I use the 'Get changes for an item or a file (properties only)' action in such situations. I take the previous version of the item / document, and check if the specific column was changed. If it wasn't terminate the flow. I wrote a blog post on this approach some time ago.

    It'll trigger the flow on every change, but it'll stop right away if it's not the column I was waiting for.

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