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Optimize Flow to Populate Excel Table in SharePoint

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Posted on by Rayman223 8
 
Hello everyone,
 
I have a flow that populates a table in an Excel Online file (the file is saved in SharePoint).
I have a JSON with several rows, and I use an "Apply to each" loop to add a row for each entry in my JSON (called Measurement).
Typically, I have between 9 and 11 rows to add.
 
Is there a way to optimize this process? For example:
  • Can I reduce the number of "Add a row" actions?
  • Is it possible to populate the entire table at once instead of adding rows one by one?
 
 
 
Thank you for your suggestions!
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    takolota1 4,974 Moderator on at
    Yes you can enter them all at once without looping with batch actions
    https://community.powerplatform.com/galleries/gallery-posts/?postid=70cda3d9-f80f-46b1-971a-7944e7e4ae0c

    But if you only have like 10 rows I really recommend just going to the settings of the apply to each & turning concurrency on.
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    Rayman223 8 on at
    Thank you for your reply.
    The script in the video seem a bit complicated for my purpose.
     
    I try your second option but it can't work properly because I add value in the same Excel table so there is a dependencies between rows.
    I get this error (409) : "This won't work because it would move cells in a table on your worksheet.\r\nclientRequestId: XXX"
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    Rayman223 8 on at
    After some test I was able to get rid of this error but the order of the row is no more respected.
    I gain 50% of the process time this is really nice but now I need to find a way to keep the order of my array.
     
    Thank you a lot !
     
    Note for moderator : I can't find an edit button for my post.

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