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Dear All, Created a recurring flow to update manager details. Apparently flow is updating all entries with one manager details.

When my flow is executed, it updates all entries with manager email from the latest execution. As per below data, all list items is with updated with manager as 'Manager-1"

Appreciate if you could advise where the problem is. Whether in the iteration or passing the manager value

Sample Data:

Employee Name	Employee Manager
Person-1	Manager-1
Person-2	Manager-2
Person-3	Manager-1

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efialttes 14,756 on at

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Hi!

Can you share details from your 'Filter Array'? I think the problem is, your Filter Array is providing all 'Get items' outputs, and since you placed 'Update item' inside the 'Apply to each 2' you are overriding all SP list entries.

So the key is, which entries do you need to update (not all, right?), how to define this requirement in your 'Filter Array' and how to get rid of 'Apply to each 2'... I believe you can remove it by doing the folowing:

-Delete 'Apply to each 2' and its content

-Remove temporarily 'Filter array' output assigned to 'Apply to each' input, assign 'Get items' output instead

-Now, add 'Update item', configure its inputs

-Once 'Update item' inputs are configured, remove 'Get items' output assigned to 'Apply to each' input, assign 'Filter array' instead

Hope this makes sense

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Yes. I intend to update all items. Reason being manager might change. Hence I wish to run MS Flow on daily basis to ensure desired field updated with latest manager email ID.
Filter Array details :

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Hi @Anonymous ,

Please refer to screenshot below to create the flow:

The expression in the User field in the Get manager action as below:

items('Apply_to_each')?['EmployeeName']

The expression for the Id field in the Update item action as below:

items('Apply_to_each')?['ID']

The expression for the Title column in the Update item action as below:

items('Apply_to_each')?['Title']

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Alice

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Encountered Error at 'Get Manager'
"code": "ResourceNotFound",
"message": "User not found"

Updated UPN expression to "items('Apply_to_each')?['EmployeeName']" and other expressions too highlighted by yourself

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Hi!

AS I suggested before:

-Remove temporarily 'Filter array' output assigned to 'Apply to each' input, assign 'Get items' output instead

-Now, configure 'Get manager' inputs by selecting dynamic contents from the dynamic content menu. THis way you do not need to add expressions, Flow editor will do the magic

-Now, configure 'Update item' inputs by selecting dynamic contents from the dynamic content menu. THis way you do not need to add expressions, Flow editor will do the magic

-Once 'Get manager' and 'Update item' inputs are configured, remove 'Get items' output assigned to 'Apply to each' input, assign 'Filter array' instead

Please also note your Filter Array condition rule looks empty

Hope this makes sense

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No luck. Here is the modified flow :

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Any suggestions please ?

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@efialttes Unsure what type of magic is this as you mentioned. It worked like a charm. Thanks a lot

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Hi!

I also struggled with such scenarios for a long time, unfortunatelly Flow editor and Filter array are not good friends.

THen one day I realized if you first define your 'Apply to each' assigning 'Filter array' input (in your case 'Get items' output) as 'Apply to each' input, and once everything is configured, you replace it and assign 'Filter array' output instead, then the magic is done.

Glad to help!

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@efialttes When I apply flow against real time SharePoint List, it's updating manager details until 100th row. Is there any restriction as to only No. of row flow can update ? Please advise.

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