Attach unique ID to files uploaded to Sharepoint Library

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Hey,

I have a PowerApps through which users are able to upload multiple files to a Sharepoint Library and I would like to make sure that files that have the same name as already uploaded files do not replace them.

So I would like to create a unique ID for each uploaded file. Is this achievable through my PowerAutomate flow?

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earribasb 74 on at

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You can create a compose action with the below code. It transforms the date to unix format (just numbers) and after attach it to the file name
div( sub( ticks( utcNow() ), ticks( parseDateTime('1-1-1970') ) ), 10000000 )

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julienvdc 206 on at

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Hey @earribasb thanks for your suggestion!
I tested it but it seems like when files are uploaded quite quickly, they'll get the same ID...

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Mitanshu 1,656 Moderator on at

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although datetimestamp is usually reliable, but if your use case will have file being uploaded at exact same moment - then you can use guid() expression in power automate to append to your filename.

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