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Power Automate - Building Flows
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Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

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Posted on 2 Oct 2023 10:22:50 by 36

Hello!

 

I have built a flow to get items from one SharePoint list and create copies in another SharePoint list. It is mostly working fine, but columns with multiple choice options will not copy through. For example, I have a multiple choice column called 'Risk Level' where users can either select 'high', 'medium' or 'low'. The options selected in the original list will not copy over to the new list. Does anyone know how to fix this? 

 

Thanks in advance!

  • WHSBPjM Profile Picture
    59 on 31 Jan 2024 at 03:31:39
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    @Jacozin Did you ever figure out your issue? I'm facing the same issues of copying over multi-select choice items from one SP to another SP. 

  • ManishSolanki Profile Picture
    15,085 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 06 Oct 2023 at 03:28:13
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hi @Jacozin 

     

    If problem hasn't resolved, then pls give a try.

     

    As it is multiselect choice field, so you need to write an expression to get the values in an array and then pass the array to the multiselect choice field while creating new item.

     

    Pls modify the flow as per below instructions:

    Firstly, delete the "Apply to each 3" action.

     

    Next, add "Select" action inside "Apply to each 2" action and write expression as mentioned below:

    ManishSolanki_1-1696562425042.png

    items('Apply_to_each_2')?['MultiChoiceCol']

    Note: Pls replace MultiChoiceCol with actual column name 'Risk level' so for you the above expression will be:

    items('Apply_to_each_2')?['Risklevel']

     

    Similarly, write an expression for Map value:

    ManishSolanki_2-1696562500257.png
    item()?['Value']

     

    Finally, add "Create item" action within "Apply to each 2" action and pass the output of select action to copy multiselect choice field:

    ManishSolanki_3-1696562653621.png

     

    If this helps & solves your problem, please remember to give a 👍 and accept my solution as it will help others in the future.

     

    Thanks

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 04 Oct 2023 at 09:57:40
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    As I can now see it's a multi-select field, I tried this again. It doesn't work for me though. When I use the 'select' action and put the 'Risk level' in the 'value' field, it creates another loop and the 'select' function is nested inside it.

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 04 Oct 2023 at 09:46:48
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hello,

     

    Sorry, my mistake, it is a multi-select column

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 03 Oct 2023 at 12:49:44
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hi,

     

    I tried that and received this message:

     

    "This action cannot be dragged out of foreach as it depends on an action inside foreach."

     

    This is what the flow currently looks like:

     

    Jacozin_0-1696337368393.png

     

  • ManishSolanki Profile Picture
    15,085 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 03 Oct 2023 at 10:52:38
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hi @Jacozin 

     

    Pls try dragging out Select action from "Apply to each 3" (inner loop) and delete the inner loop once done.

     

    If this helps & solves your problem, please remember to give a 👍 and accept my solution as it will help others in the future.

     

    Thanks

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 03 Oct 2023 at 06:45:05
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Can anyone help with this? I can't work out where I'm going wrong.

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 02 Oct 2023 at 11:51:05
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hi @ManishSolanki 

     

    Single selection 

     

    Thanks

  • ManishSolanki Profile Picture
    15,085 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 02 Oct 2023 at 11:19:41
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hi @Jacozin 

     

    Is Risk level choice field allowing multiple selection or single selection?

     

    Thanks

  • Jacozin Profile Picture
    36 on 02 Oct 2023 at 11:08:40
    Re: Copying Multiple Choice Columns to New SharePoint List Using a Flow

    Hello,

     

    Thanks for the response!

     

    I've tried that. I added the 'Select' action before the 'Create Items' action.  It keeps creating Apply for Each Loops when I try to do what you suggested. Any ideas on how to fix this?

     

    Jacozin_0-1696244851239.png

     

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