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Cannot enter expression in Power automate

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

I cannot enter expressions anymore. All I've entered is not recognized as expression. 

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  • Jay-Encodian Profile Picture
    2,920 on at

    Hi @Anonymous 

    Can you share some further details pls?

    What steps you are taking? whats the error message? and some screen shots would be v helpful.

    Thanks J

  • RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,426 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @Anonymous it would help us to see what the problem is if you could post a screenshot of your flow.

    Rob
    Los Gallardos

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Power Automate user interface expression.jpg

    Both buttons seem to end up in the Dynamic value UI. 

     

  • Jay-Encodian Profile Picture
    2,920 on at

    Thanks @Anonymous 

    I've just been testing an I can't find a way to make the 'Compose' action render as per your screenshot.

    I've tried 4 different browsers and three different Flow regions (including the preview region).

    I must be missing something... @RobElliott any ideas?

    Cheers J

     

  • RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,426 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    No ideas I'm afraid @Jay-Encodian, I was just looking at it as you posted but, like you, my Compose actions here are same as normal and don't look the way they do for @Anonymous. 

    Rob
    Los Gallardos

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    RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,426 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Got it! @Anonymous you've got the Experimental Features turned on. Go to the gear in the top right of the flow, select View all Power Automate settings then turn off the Experimental Features. Once you've re-loaded the flow your Compose action will be back to normal.
    Rob
    Los Gallardos
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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Thanks for testing anyways. If I open Power Automate with my company account instead of an onmicrosoft account I get the old style user interface from before last week back. It is a pity that my data is connected to the onmicrosoft account. I've run on another computer, but that did not help. It is strange.

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    That helps, thanks a lot for your cooperation.

  • mattbGetz Profile Picture
    25 on at

    Perfect! thank you.

     

    I was really scratching my head on this one.

  • Scott0044 Profile Picture
    137 on at

    @RobElliott wrote:

    you've got the Experimental Features turned on


    That's funny because I have the opposite problem!  I can't enter expressions in the fx box when experimental is turned off, but I can when it is turned on.  But it is definitely browser-based issue for me.  Specifically, Comodo IceDragon browser which is Firefox based.  Other browsers are fine.  I use different browsers for different clients and luck of the draw here.  It's more of a nuisance but figured I'd bring it up if others find this thread.  Thanks

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