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Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

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Posted on by Jill-Sandwich

Good Day everyone, I'm a bit new to this and have a conundrum.

I have an Asset Inventory list, and one of the columns is a Choice value, one of which is Disposed. I am trying to create a flow that when an asset has the Disposed value, it adds that to a Disposed Assets list, and deletes it from the original. The first part works fine, and adds the modified date to the disposal date in the new list, but it doesn't delete the item from the Asset Inventory list. I assume it's something simple but I can't see what I'm doing wrong:

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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

Oh trust me, we all do! There is so much you can do with Power Automate, nobody knows everything.
Jill-Sandwich 8 on at

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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

Thanks, that did it. I have much to learn!
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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

OK. So the outputs('Create_Item')?[/body/ID'] is the ID from the Disposed Assets. Not from the Asset Inventory.

Delete that ID from the Delete Item, and go and select the one from the Asset Inventory (you'll have to scroll down your list as the order usually starts from the most recent actions). If you have selected the correct ID, when you hover over it, it should say: triggerOutputs()?['body/ID'].
Jill-Sandwich 8 on at

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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

Thanks, yes I amended the delete part to go outside of the condition. In Sharepoint the field is Choice (Active, Faulty, Awaiting Disposal, Disposed). When I hover over the ID on delete item it says outputs('Create_item')?['body/ID']
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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

Can you do the following:

1. Show the run itself, specifically showing the Condition and the Delete Item step.
2. You say you put the Delete item outside the Yes/No condition....but the condition I see here is checking for the word disposed. Is this field a yes/no column in SharePoint?
3. Can you also take a screenshot (or type out) what it says when you hover over the ID on your delete item step.
Jill-Sandwich 8 on at

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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

I don't get an error message, it creates the Disposed item in the Disposed list, but then doesn't delete it from the Asset Inventory list.
I've tried putting Delete Item outside the Yes/No condition, but it doesn't help.
The only ID options I get are from the Disposed List and the Asset Inventory. I don't want it deleting from the Disposed List, so the only option is Asset Inventory ID.
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Re: Item will copy to another list, but won't delete from original.

Are you receiving an error message, or just nothing is happening.

Can you also just verify that your ID in hour delete item is the correct ID? It should be the ID from the trigger outputs, not from the create item action you just create it right above.