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Add Row Step in Excel Business (Online) Missing Dynamic Content from MS Forms

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Hi,

 

I'm currently trying to have my manager create a simple flow to grab a MS Form response and add it as row data in an excel sheet. The flow is this: (MS Forms) When a response is submitted --> (MS Forms) Get response details --> (Excel Online Business) Add row.

 

The issue stems from when my manager goes to map MS Forms questions in Dynamic Content to the excel columns in the add row step. Not all dynamic content is missing, but there is a huge chunk that is missing from the MS Form. When I created the same form with the same questions, I have no problem with the dynamic content as all the MS Form questions show up.

Anything will help.

 

Thank you!

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  • wskinnermctc Profile Picture
    6,519 Moderator on at

    Sometimes Power Automate is trying to be helpful by limiting options based on field type. For example if you want to insert data into a datetime field, PA won't show dynamic content that are string/text type.

     

    This isn't always helpful, and PA isn't always accurate.

     

    You can manually put the 'dynamic content' into an expression and it should work.

     

    The easiest way to manually put in dynamic content is to add a Compose step. The dynamic content should be available to put into that Compose. (If it is not available for the Compose then you have a different problem.)

     

    Highlight and copy the dynamic content and past it into like a text/notebook.

    Highlight Dynamic Content - Paste into TextHighlight Dynamic Content - Paste into Text

     

    Then go to the Excel field you want to add the dynamic content and paste in the text to the expression.

     

    Add Dynamic Content into Expression.png

     


    Make sure you remove the '@{}' from the copy and pasted dynamic content.

     

    This may seem like a hassle, but I have to do this all of the time when using expressions.

  • cnocon Profile Picture
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    So for the expression where it says 'apply_to_each'. That's where I'd insert the MS Forms question right? For example, when the dynamic content options are populated, one option should have "Who is requesting this user story?". But, that is missing. So it should be items('Who is requesting this user story')?['{DummyFile.xlsx}']? 

    Also, my flow should then look like this?: (MS Forms) When a response is submitted --> (MS Forms) Collect response details --> Compose --> (Excel) Add row.

  • wskinnermctc Profile Picture
    6,519 Moderator on at

    No.

     

    You don't need the Compose for the flow to work.

     

    You are just inserting a Compose so that there is a blank field that should allow you to get the dynamic content. 

     

    After you put the dynamic content into the Compose, copy and paste it into text.

     

    Remove the symbols@ and {} that will be around the dynamic content.

     

    Copy that text and paste it into the expression of the field.

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