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Odd flow behavior with Metadata

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Hi all,

 

I have a flow configured on a list that when a new item is added, it looks for the Title, Customer Name(metadata), and Customer Location (Metadata), sets variables based on these values (Metadata items are set to look at the labels of the tags), send an HTTP request to check if it already exists in a different document library and create folders for projects based on the list input.

 

Everything was great until we had to move the list to a new site. Saved it as a template, created a new list with the template and reconfigured the flow to look at the new list. It runs and makes things, but it doesn't look like it's using any of the information it should be. Instead of a title, it appears it's using the list ID as a title and creates a /3/4/5 directory THEN creates the sub-folders there. I am...I am so confused. Lol

 

Variable init for Customer Name vs Variable input when the flow ran for title (failure point 1):

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This variable should have been "Test Customers"

 

Gets passed into the http request as a GET, _api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/customers/Shared Documents/3')/Exists

 

Then the entire flow goes down the toilet but completes its mission as far as it's concerned.

 

I'm sure I'm missing a lot of info here cause Friday brain so yell at me if you need more info. Preferably in all caps and bold 🙂

 

 

Thanks in advance if you have any insight!

 

 

 

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at

    Can you upload a complete picture of the full flow?

  • PFTM Profile Picture
    33 on at

    Hi, thanks for the reply! I sure can.

     

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    Note: All Conditions under "Yes" are identical to "No", just with extra steps to check for existing data with a bunch of get requests.**

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    Final 2 steps

     

    The expected behavior here is that 3 variables will be set based on user input in the list (dangerous, I know.), ProjectName, Customer, and Location. BUT, what I'm seeing after moving lists, is this now sets varCustomer to a number that doesn't exist in the user input, but appears to be coming from the ID of the list item, and cascades down to location as well.

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