How to Separate Multi-Answer Responses From a Form When Its Uploaded to a SharePoint List

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Posted on 14 Mar 2025 16:32:37 by CC-14031628-0

Hello,

I have been trying to get my SharePoint list to show the multi-answer questions separate for easy viewing but I cannot figure it out.

So a bit of background. I have created a form for work and I have created a Power flow to upload the responses to a list on a SharePoint site. However, when it comes to uploading the multi-selection answers it just puts them into a long bauble as you can see in the image below?

How can I get it to separate them so they show in the same way as the coloured ones?

For example, the question in my form has multiple choice but you can only select one, this works as it shows in the blue or red baubles.

But say for the equipment, I need to know what they need so it can be more than one thing, I have already set up in the list those choices but I just want it so show singerly if that is possible.

Thanks,

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Michael E. Gernaey 36,015 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 14 Mar 2025 at 18:30:45

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How to Separate Multi-Answer Responses From a Form When Its Uploaded to a SharePoint List

Hi @CC-14031628-0

How is the form data uploaded to SharePoint?

If it were power automate I would do the following

split(replace(replace(FormAnswer, ']"' , ''), '"[', ''), ',')

Where it will first replace the ]" and an empty space

Then it replaces "[ with an empty space

Then it splits the remaining by a ,

which gives you 3 separate things

However, in Sharepoint, is this a Multiline text field or a single?