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How to parse the incoming email subject (having multiple phrases) where each phrase needs to be inserted into different fields on sharepoint list

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  • AlanPs1 Profile Picture
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    Hi @Anonymous 

    If I am understanding correctly, are you saying that you want to update fields in a SharePoint list. Diferent fields get updated depending on the "phrase" in the message title?

    "Email 1 Subject/Title" - Update Field 1

    "Email 2 Subject/Title" - Update Field 2

    "Email 3 Subject/Title" - Update Field 3

    ... and so on ...

    If so, a good starting point for you may be to look at this blog - https://www.alanps1.io/power-platform/flow-try-catch-on-user-list-till-you-get-a-match/

    Using the Try, Catch, Finally approach with the "Scope" connector will mean each Try (Scope) can check with a condition, if that fails, it will move on and check the next one and so on.

    Here is what you would start out with: (You may want "Get Item" or "Get Items" to suit)Capture-198.png

    Here would be your first TryCapture-199.png

    Each Try that comes after would target a diferent subject/title until you've covered them all.

    Worth a go?

     

    If you have found my post helpful, please mark thumbs up.

    If this post has solved your problem, please click "Accept as Solution".

    Any other questions, just ask.

    Thanks, Alan

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    Hi @AlanPs1,

    Thanks for this but this won't suit for my requirement as the no. of combinations would be too many to match for each.

    Instead if there's a way to parse the subject line using one or more delimiters, store each section identified as variable to be interested onto respective SP list, it'd be great.

    Perhaps I am not able to find the right article as I am pretty sure this functionality would be available.

    Regards

    Bhaskar

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