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Trigger - When new response is submitted - prevent duplicate emails

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Hello,

 

I managed to muddle through a flow where a form response is submitted it will send an email to a specific email address captured as a question in the form.

 

However, because it is triggered each time a new response is submitted it performs the same action for all of the previous responses too.

 

I am assuming that there is a way to add an id to a column when the flow reads the data from excel after it performs the action of emailing.  Then there must be a condition where my email flow only works if the cell where the ID will go is blank.  Therefore, it will only ever send one email to a person.

 

Is this possible? Or is there a better way to avoid the duplication of an email each time a response is submitted?

 

Thank you very much in advance.

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  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
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    @Chrisautomateno 

    Please post a screen shot of your Flow and I'll try to assist.

     

  • Chrisautomateno Profile Picture
    5 on at

    Hello,

     

    Thanks for the help.  It's just very basic. The email is collected from the answer to a forms question, but it works.

     

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    I just need to make it so that once the flow has actioned the email once, it doesn't repeat.

     

    Thanks again for any help

     

     

  • Chrisautomateno Profile Picture
    5 on at

    Hello,

     

    I'm just wondering if you'd had a chance to look at a possible solution please?

     

    Kind regards

     

  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    25,270 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @Chrisautomateno 

    Sorry for the late response - on vacation (at the beach) this week.

    You need to filter the data that you are retrieving from Excel.  Here is a link to a Blog post that explains how.

    Post here please if you have additional questions.

     

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