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Using Desktop Flow on New excel sheet

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Every Monday, I update the exact same weekly Excel reports for my job. To be more efficient, I learned how to create a desktop flow in power automate to complete the reports for me. Last week, I finished my flows, and they were working perfectly; today, I tried to test run the flows on this week's new reports.  

 

My problem is that all my UI elements aren't being recognized on the new excel sheet. However, if I go back to the flow and "re add" the UI element, it works again. Is there a way to get the flows to "process" or "read" the new sheet so I don't have to re-click the UI element in every action? 

 

I know that probably doesn't make sense, please ask me any questions!

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  • OkanMTL Profile Picture
    703 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    It's working this time because your UI element has changed. You need to find a way to make this UI element Dynamic, you can do this by editing the element from the UI Element Selector panel on the right hand side. 

     

    I would recommend looking up some documentary to get along and to see how to make your ui element dynamic because it seems like it is static (i.e. the element only works once).

     

    Let me know how it goes.

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