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My microsoft form has a multiple choice question to select the department.
I have 2 departments: IDENTITY and ANALYTICAL.
I would like to send a customized email to the department selected. I chose Switch instead of Condition in the event that I want to add another department.
My flow is currently failing due to the Switch part.
Error message is:
Action 'Switch' failed: The execution of template action 'Switch' failed: The result of the evaluation of 'scope' action expression '@body('Get_response_details')?['rb7c58ace1ba541d8a66f63218c468793']' is not valid. It is of type 'Null' but is expected to be a value of type 'String, Integer'.
How do I get this flow to recognize the switch?
Attached is the screenshot of my flow.
I started my flow over to follow your video and am wondering if this beginning step is the issue.
I am not seeing anything in the output. See attached.
Thank you for your input! I have tried the Compose in the old designer and attached is the issue that comes up:
How do I fix my switch to recognize my compose?
@dyusaurr To troubleshoot your Switch action, add a Compose action above your Switch action to output the dynamic content you are using in the Switch action. The error you are getting is indicating that the dynamic content you've inserted into the Switch action is null (aka there isn't a value).
I would also recommend you toggle off the new designer and use the classic designer as the new designer is still buggy especially when using the MS Forms trigger and action. It can also help to see your flow in the Classic Designer (with all actions expanded).
Instead of duplicating your actions across both switch branches. I'd recommend using expressions to streamline your flow so you can conditionally display content based on the selection made. This way you don't need to duplicate the content.
You might find this YT Tutorial helpful as it covers functions that you can use in your expressions for your flow: 7 Functions You Need to Know | ⚡️Expression Essentials: Part 1⚡️
In this section, I'll cover how to get dynamic content with an expression when the dynamic content you need isn't listed in the dynamic content menu.
In the full tutorial I cover 7 functions you need to know when getting started with expressions.
1️⃣ empty()
2️⃣ coalesce()
3️⃣ equals()
4️⃣ if()
5️⃣ concat()
6️⃣ length()
7️⃣ split()
I cover how to use these functions in expressions and I’ll also cover common mistakes when it comes to writing expressions and show you a few tips and tricks along the way.
As a beginner or even an intermediate flow builder—expressions can seem a bit complex at first, I’m going to try to simplify it for you. If you want to level up your flows by writing expressions—keep watching!
IN THIS VIDEO:
✅ What is an Expression?
✅ What is a Function?
✅ What Does Wrapping a Function Mean?
✅ How Do I Insert an Expression?
✅ How to Use a Compose action
✅ How to Navigate the Expression Builder with Arrow Keys
✅ How to use the Expression Tooltip
✅ Common Mistakes When Writing Expressions
✅ How to differentiate a null from an empty string
✅ How to Get Dynamic Content When it’s Not Listed
✅ How to Use a Get Item Action to Verify Dynamic Content Output
✅ How to Convert Strings to Lower Case
✅ How to Troubleshoot the if() Function
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You may also find these MS Form Tutorials helpful:
In this Microsoft Power Automate tutorial, I’ll show you how to get your Microsoft Form responses into SharePoint. I’ll cover how to build a Microsoft form with conditional fields by using branching. You’ll learn how to format your multiple choice responses for a SharePoint multi-choice column as well as converting it to text. I’ll also show you how to take a text response and convert it to a number with a switch action and with an expression. After adding the response to SharePoint, we’ll send the user an email confirmation with all the details of their form submission.
IN THIS VIDEO:
✅ How to get a Microsoft Form Response into SharePoint
✅ How to get a Microsoft Form ID
✅ How to get a Microsoft Form response
✅ How to Build a Microsoft Form with Conditional Fields
✅ How to used Branching in Microsoft Forms
✅ How to format Microsoft Form multiple choice responses for a SharePoint multi-choice column
✅ How to parse a Microsoft Form multiple choice response as string of text
✅ How to convert a text response to a number
✅ How to use the Switch action
✅ How to create a custom email confirmation for a Microsoft Form submission
✅ How to Create a Custom View in a SharePoint list
✅ How to use the Compose Action
✅ How to write Power Automate Expressions
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You might also find this YT Tutorial helpful: How to Get Microsoft Form File Uploads Attached to an Email 📧
In this Microsoft Power Automate Tutorial I’m going to cover where file uploads from your Microsoft Forms are saved. I’ll also show you how attach the uploaded files to an email and how to dynamically name the files and customize the recipient of the email based on the selections made in your Microsoft Form. I will also cover how to handle responses that don’t include any file uploads.
IN THIS VIDEO:
✅ Two types of MS Forms
✅ Where Microsoft Personal (OneDrive) Form File Uploads are Saved
✅ Where Microsoft Group Form File Uploads are Saved
✅ How to Add a File Upload Question to an MS Form
✅ How to get a Microsoft Form ID
✅ How to get a Microsoft Form Response
✅ How to Get the Dynamic Content Microsoft Form File Upload Content
✅ How to handle Single and Multiple Microsoft Form File Uploads
✅ How to use a Scope action to Organize and Group Your Flow Actions
✅ How to Get the File Content from an MS Form File Upload
✅ How to Collect All Files Uploaded to a MS Form and Attach to an Email
✅ How to Handle MS Form Response When a File Isn’t Uploaded
✅ How to Create an Email Key
✅ How to Send an Email to a Specific Recipient Based on Form Selection
✅ How to Create a Dynamic Output Based on Form Selection
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