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Add Custom Format to a Sharepoint Column when creating it through Power Automate

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Hey everyone. I'm creating a bit of a complex flow to do some calculations in a Sharepoint list.

 

I'm having a problem when trying to set a custom JSON format in a column I'm creating with an HTTP call. There are no errors if I try to create the column without any formatting. So I think it has to be in the property I'm assigning the style to or the JSON itself (but it works great If I add it manually to the column through Sharepoint).

 

Here is a screenshot of the HTTP call:

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I'll keep trying in the meantime and post any updates. 

 

If you need more information just let me know and I will provide it.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

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    Community Power Pla... on at
    Re: Trying to set a Custom Format to a new Sharepoint Column

    After a bunch of trial an error, I found out the solution. 

     

    The problem here was with the JSON itself. It needs to be as a string, here is the result call:

     

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    "{\"$schema\":\"https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json\",\"elmType\":\"div\",\"children\":[{\"elmType\":\"span\",\"txtContent\":\"@currentField\",\"style\":{\"padding-left\":\"8px\",\"white-space\":\"nowrap\"}}],\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"sp-css-backgroundColor-BgCornflowerBlue sp-css-borderTop-CornflowerBlueFont\"},\"style\":{\"padding\":\"0\",\"width\":\"=if(@currentField >= [$Capacity], '100%', (@currentField / [$Capacity]) * 100 + '%')\"}}"
    "{\"$schema\":\"https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json\",\"elmType\":\"div\",\"children\":[{\"elmType\":\"span\",\"txtContent\":\"@currentField\",\"style\":{\"padding-left\":\"8px\",\"white-space\":\"nowrap\"}}],\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"sp-css-backgroundColor-BgCornflowerBlue sp-css-borderTop-CornflowerBlueFont\"},\"style\":{\"padding\":\"0\",\"width\":\"=if(@currentField >= [$Capacity], '100%', (@currentField / [$Capacity]) * 100 + '%')\"}}"
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    gianmasmec 2 on at
    Re: Trying to set a Custom Format to a new Sharepoint Column

    Great solution. Could you provide an alternative for choice fields?

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