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Assign Approval by moving a file to a folder

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Hello guys,

 

we are trying to automate the following process:

We upload several Invoices to our Sharepoint Folder "Entry"

The Folder is synced with OneDrive to our PC's

To assign an approval to person x - the team leader moves the file from "Entry" to subfolder "X"

Now it should fire a trigger to assign an approval via MS Teams

 

Can you help me to detect when the file is moved or how i get back the path to where the file is moved?

 

Best regards

Max

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  • Rhiassuring Profile Picture
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    Hi there, 

     

    When a document moves in the same library, a flow can't be triggered. It just doesn't see it. 


    Check this post:

     

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Trigger-flow-when-file-is-moved-within-the-same-library/td-p/361908

     

    Your best option here is to do one of the following options:

     

    1) Teach your Team Lead how to, instead of manually moving their file, to use metadata in SharePoint to choose a name from a dropdown for assignment. This would then trigger a flow to move the file AND send the approval. 

     

    OR

     

    2) Create another list that tracks what's "currently" in the Entry folder, then have a recurring flow that checks for any changes, finds the files that are no longer in "Entry", and then assigns a task to the appropriate folder based on the new folder home. 

     

    I'd go with #1 if you can get the Team Lead to agree to it!

     

    Cheers,


    Rhia

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