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Manually trigger a flow on a document library

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Good morning, I am creating a manual flow on a document library in SharePoint.  I need to be able to use the Manually trigger a flow b/c we need to input the emails of all of those needing to review the document.  They are not always the same people.

 

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If I pull the id from the Get Files (properties only), it forces the Update into a For Each and is updating all the statuses in the entire library.  Is there a parse out the item I need to update only?

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  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,474 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Re: Manually trigger a flow on a document library

    If you do a manual trigger then it is your responsibility to provide the list of files you want to process. Do you have a "needs review"  flag on your documents? Or is it always the same file?

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    grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,063 Moderator on at
    Re: Manually trigger a flow on a document library

    You should use the manual trigger For a selected file and add an input of type Email so you can add your emails when you trigger the flow.

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    Then in your library, you can select a file and start the flow which will prompt you to enter your emails.

  • Sonia316 Profile Picture
    172 on at
    Re: Manually trigger a flow on a document library

    And now of course I feel REALLY Stupid (insert eyeroll)...thank you.  I am unsure why I didn't notice that Add an Input on that trigger!

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