Update File Properties - Ignore required fields

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Posted on 7 Nov 2022 15:37:40 by jamesp24

Hi,

I have a flow that when a file is created it updates the managed metadata for the file. I have 4 fields:

Subject Type

Document Type

Internal

External

The flow will give the Subject Type a value automatically based on the folder it is placed in (this works fine). The issue is Internal and External are both required fields, which given the fact the file is new are empty and saying in the sharepoint site:

I wish it to continue saying required info as the user will need to update these manually in due course and it flags on the sharepoint site this needed so team admins can make sure people are tagging correctly.

The problem is that the update file properties flow is failing saying: You must specify a value for this required field. because I am not providing values for the other required fields. Is there a way I can get it just to update the one field and ignore the other fields that need values?

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v-chengfen-msft on 08 Nov 2022 at 06:15:51

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Re: Update File Properties - Ignore required fields

Hi @jamesp24 ,
Here is a test for your reference:
Here is library:
Uri:
_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('')/items('')

Headers:
IF-MATCH: *
X-HTTP-Method: MERGE
content-type: application/json;odata=verbose
Accept: application/json;odata=verbose

Body:
{'__metadata':{'type':'SP.Data.TestforMoveItem'},
'Test':'aa'
}

Here is result:

Best Regards
Cheng Feng
jamesp24 on 07 Nov 2022 at 17:06:09

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Re: Update File Properties - Ignore required fields

I have been reading and apparently Send an HTTP request is a way around things as you can only send one field update? But I can't seem to get the correct method to make it work. Any ideas here?
ScottShearer 25,236 Most Valuable Professional on 07 Nov 2022 at 16:14:10

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Re: Update File Properties - Ignore required fields

@jamesp24

I am not aware of any way around your issue. You might consider using default values for theses columns.