Embedding Loop components in automations

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Posted on 22 May 2024 20:11:12 by vtijms

Hi all

I've only recently started toying with Power Automate and one thing I built was autogenerating a meeting agenda as formatted PDF, which is then e-mailed to the appropriate colleagues. Happy I got it working.

One thing I'd like to add is the current Action list, which we have as a Microsoft Loop component. It would be nice to add it in the email as it goes out, or otherwise in the corresponding Teams Chat. However, if I paste the link to a Loop component via an automation, it behaves differently from if I paste it manually. Instead of the component rendering, there's just an unformatted URL showing up.

Is there some workaround to this? Or is Loop just not supported by Power Automate (yet)?

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vtijms 13 on 25 May 2024 at 13:11:17

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Re: Embedding Loop components in automations

Thanks! While this is not the exact outcome I had hoped for, it makes sense that things work this way for now. Hopefully the loop components will be implemented more broadly across Microsoft Office products.
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SudeepGhatakNZ 14,297 Most Valuable Professional on 23 May 2024 at 22:14:12

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Re: Embedding Loop components in automations

Hi @tijms ,

I took a quick look at the HTML code and it seems the contents of Loop component are rendered in an iframe.

So, I am not sure it is possible to render it in the email using Power Automate at the moment. I could be wrong. Will wait to hear from others.

However, you can insert a link to the loop component by switching to the html view and using an anchor tag.

<a href='Loop component url'>Loop component name</a>
vtijms 13 on 23 May 2024 at 21:39:31

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Re: Embedding Loop components in automations

Sure!

Let's say I have a loop component like this one:

I can copy the URL using the top-right copy icon and in principle I can now paste it in different Microsoft products (e.g. Outlook e-mail body, Teams Chat) and it will render just as it did here.

If I have a Flow that contains a step that sends an email, I can try and add it there, too:

If I click the component 'Send an Email' I can edit the body and get the following (URL intentionally obscured for privacy reasons)

Now I were to run the Flow like this, I would receive an email that does not render the Loop in the text body, but would rather show this URL as is.

I hope that is clear! Thanks for having a look.
SudeepGhatakNZ 14,297 Most Valuable Professional on 22 May 2024 at 21:01:06

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Re: Embedding Loop components in automations

Can you please elaborate with some screenshots?