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Power Automate - Building Flows
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when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

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Posted on 19 Apr 2019 21:14:08 by Microsoft Employee

when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list. My flow runs successfully but the trigger of file modification does not work.  current flow (get a file- get file property - create an item ) Thank you.

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    v-zhos-msft Profile Picture
    on 22 Apr 2019 at 05:18:00
    Re: when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

    Hi @ichbinbunny ,

    If you wan to use the 'For a selected file' trigger, you need trigger the flow in the sharePoint library.

    I have made a test on my side, please take a reference:

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    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _ Zhongys

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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    4,556 on 19 Apr 2019 at 23:26:40
    Re: when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

    In your original post you said, "When a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list." The For a selected item trigger you have in your screenshot, is not a file-related trigger, it is a list-related trigger. From what you described in your first post, the flow would look something like this - 

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  • ichbinbunny Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on 19 Apr 2019 at 22:39:12
    Re: when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

    I will need  to run the flow from SharePoint file, otherwise, the flow does not be triggered by file modification. 

  • ichbinbunny Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on 19 Apr 2019 at 22:37:55
    Re: when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

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  • Brad_Groux Profile Picture
    4,556 on 19 Apr 2019 at 21:27:04
    Re: when a SharePoint file is modified, create an item in SharePoint list

    Could you post an expanded (and redacted) screenshot of your Flow, please?

    Until then as a spitball remedy, I've found that I have more reliability utilzing the SharePoint trigger, When a file is created or modified (properties only) rather than When a file is created or modified

    Also, verify the data types of the columns in your SharePoint lists. Make sure you aren't trying to add multiple lines of text to single lines of text, dates to text boxes, etc. Many times when SharePoint list flows fail, the destination list's configuration and/or permissions within SharePoint are the culprit.

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