How do I specify Current Item when initializing variables?

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Posted on 9 Sep 2021 22:49:38 by ck5

I am converting SharePoint Designer 2010 workflows to Power Automate. I am using a PA template to help "Send a customized email when a new SharePoint list item is added". I added Initialize steps to set variables to use in the e-mail. The first step (Initialize vTicketID) sets the variable (vTicketID), a String, to the ID field value from our SharePoint list. When I tested the flow, it used the first ID (1) in the list rather than the ID (6) for the item that had just been created. In Designer 2010, I noticed that it used "Current Item" to assign the value (e.g. Set Variable: TicketID to Current Item:ID). What is the equivalent in PA to tell it to pick up values from the current item that was just added?

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ck5 8 on 12 Sep 2021 at 22:16:17

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Re: How do I specify Current Item when initializing variables?

Thank you so much, Anna!
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annajhaveri 8,531 Most Valuable Professional on 12 Sep 2021 at 12:12:11

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Re: How do I specify Current Item when initializing variables?

@ck5 From Dynamic content, you will see "When new item is created" heading and fields below it, just select those fields for getting value of current item

or search for the field value you need and make sure that you are selecting the field that is under the "When new item is created" heading