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"Not specified" runtime error within flow runs

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Hi guys,

I am currently in a bind, I created a flow that collects data items from different Sharepoint lists in order to generate documents, that is collecting KPIs and goals to create a PDF and Word document, and it allows the users to generate documents of their performance reviews at any moment, e.g., when they have just created the reviews or just after scoring, at any time really.

Previous versions of this flow ran successfully but it seems that new runs of the flow don't complete successfully and the documents have a lot of gaps within them, mainly where I use arrays to populate repeater template sections within the Word document. After some debugging I found that the problem is coming from where I append the values to the respective array variables used to populate the Word template document. The appending happens within an "Apply for Each" control, and something to note is that for a performance review that has been fully populated, i.e. it has been scored, so all columns of the entry are populated, the appending works pretty well. However, for partially filled performance reviews, i.e. with some goals and KPIs created but none scored, this is when the appending of the flow shows the error, "Not specified".

 

I have tried everything, recreating the flows and even using Compose function as initially I just compiled the array entry into the array variable within the "Append to a variable" control.

 

Please find below screenshots of the flow before a flow run and the message I get after runtime

 

Before run

Screenshot 2024-01-25 at 03.29.55.pngScreenshot 2024-01-25 at 03.31.20.png

 

After run

 

Screenshot 2024-01-25 at 03.34.37.pngScreenshot 2024-01-25 at 03.36.06.png

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  • ManishSolanki Profile Picture
    15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi @Donell 

     

    Pls check if "Run after" condition is correctly set for "Append an array variable" action. It should have all "Is successful" otherwise not explicitly needed:

    ManishSolanki_0-1706161777668.png

     

     

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

     

  • Donell Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Hi @ManishSolanki,

     

    All of the actions with Run After are correctly set. I am not sure why for performance reviews which have been scored the data is successfully appended to the variable. To speak concisely, if the performance review is not fully filled the entire inner block within iterating through KPIs and whatnot that writes to the Compose action and then proceeds to the append to the variable is not even run. It just appears greyed out. Previously even if the performance review was not fully filled it would still populate everything, but the array variables are no longer appended to.


    Here showing that it appears greyed out, in-spite of getting records:
    Screenshot 2024-01-26 at 09.06.21.png

    I appreciate the continued assistance. Thank you!

  • Thooury Profile Picture
    4 on at

    did you manage to resolve the issue? If so, how? 

    I'm running into a similar problem.

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