Power Automate Function with multiple cases

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Posted on by IK-09041829-0

I have a Power Automate use case where incoming emails are assigned a category based on the from, name of and # of attachments, and certain keywords in the email body/subject. I would like to store all the categorization logic in a single action/expression. The action would have its output a single string category value. For example, something like below (this would work in Power BI/DAX). There can be potentially hundreds of categories, each with their own unique logic . Is something like this possible? Or would I need to nest an insane amount of ifelse calls?

    SWITCH(TRUE,
or(and(contains(body,'abc'),contains(subject,'def')),hasattachment=True),
"Category 1",
and(contains(body,'def'),contains(subject,'def')),
"Category 2",
"Unknown"
)

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,429 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @IK-09041829-0

Yes, you can there is a switch statement in power apps but that is in the App side.

In Power Automate there is a Case Statement.. but it doesn't work exactly like what you want.

That being said, you absolutely could build a compound If statement that would give you want you want.

So yes, it's possible, fun... no. possibly yes.

If this answers your question I'd be grateful if you marked it as such and maybe a like :-)

Cheers

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ronaldwalcott 3,847 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Create a table in SharePoint or Dataverse with columns containing the configuration that you are checking for and the necessary values to facilitate any instructions.

You would just lookup the values in the table (if the category is set based on from, name and number of attachments) or loop through the table (if the category is set on checking things like the body contains 'abc' and the subject contains 'def').

No need to create a complex If statement.

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,429 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hii@ronaldwalcott

Please share an example so they can do it so they can mimic it. They gave an example of exactly what they need so share an example please so they can get it going :)

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