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Posted on by CM-11041447-0 10
Hi All,
 
I have a flow that goes as follows:
  • User inputs via MS Forms
  • Power Automate transfers data from form to Excel table (this excel table, however, has a couple of calculated columns, which is important for what i'd like to achieve here)
  • New word document is created in SharePoint and file properties within SharePoint document library are updated using Power Automate with the output of the step where the data is transferred from MS Forms to Excel
So this all works correctly, however what doesn't and what i'm trying to figure out is for those calculated columns - how can I get the data from the calculated cells/columns over into the file properties with Power Automate? Since these are calculated after the data is entered, I understand why these entries are blank in my flows current state.
 
Is there a way for me to re-pull the data from the excel file once Power Automate populates the row, and then use that information to update the file properties again?
 
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    Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture
    Michael E. Gernaey 53,493 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
     
    If you mean after your Add evaluation step?
     
    Here are some options
     
    Option 1
    you might have to wait anywhere from 3-10 minutes for the cache
     
    P.S. you could try to do it without this step and just do #2, but... many times it won't be ready yet.
     
    2. Then use a List Rows Present in a Table (Excel action) to grab the data you want.
     
    There are other options such as using Graph API to get it, but if you have a Table around the data its easy to get.
     
    IF you do not have a table then do these steps instead
     
    Option 2
    you might have to wait anywhere from 3-10 minutes for the cache
     
    2. Use the Create Table (Excel Action) to generate a table
     
    3. Then use a List Rows Present in a Table (Excel action) to grab the data you want.
     
    Option 3
    Add a Script into the Excel that returns the data. 
    1. Then use run a Script (A SharePoint OR a OneDrive Action) to get the data back.
    This could still potentially need a wait(aka delay)
     
    Does that help?
     
    If it does, please Mark as such and maybe a like :-)
     
    Thanks!!

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