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Flow fails after not finding number in excel row, even though it is there.

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Hello,

 

I have a flow built to automatically add some characters in front of a form response as soon as a new response is submitted to my form.  My problem is that in my testing the flow will work correctly some of the time, but it seems like it fails if I submit two or three responses to the form in quick succession.  Only having correctly edited the first form response.  The error that I get is that the unique serial number that I want to edit cannot be found, however when I check my excel table with the form responses, the serial number is there.  Why can my flow not find the new numbers after a couple quick form responses have been submitted?

 

Here is my flow:This is my flow, below is basically a rerun of the first sequence, set up to run after the first "update a row" fails, however it does not help the problem.This is my flow, below is basically a rerun of the first sequence, set up to run after the first "update a row" fails, however it does not help the problem.

The second get response details, is set to re run after the first one fails, however it does not help.

 

 

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The error code I get 

 

 

The results table where I can always clearly find the Registration Number in the table that the flow cannot find.The results table where I can always clearly find the Registration Number in the table that the flow cannot find.

 

This is the results table, for example, flow will error and tell me that registration number 29483939 cannot be found if it was submitted in quick succession after the previous form response.

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    efialttes Profile Picture
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    Re: Flow fails after not finding number in excel row, even though it is there.

    Hi!

    I think the problem can be concurrent operations onto the same excel file. If so, I can just think of storing info on a more robust repository (even sharepoint list supports concurrent operations) and upload updated items once a day, even once an hour to your excel.

    Hope this helps

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    Re: Flow fails after not finding number in excel row, even though it is there.

    @efialttes yes, very helpful.  Im having trouble getting the formula to work for my newly created sharepoint list however.  Would you be able to advise on that?

     

    Here is what I had for my excel sheet:

     

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    So I am trying to update Registration Number to equal Breed (form response) then "HOCAN0000" then Registration Number (form response)

     

    When I create this in my sharepoint flow however, it will not run the calculation like excel did.

  • efialttes Profile Picture
    14,756 on at
    Re: Flow fails after not finding number in excel row, even though it is there.
    Hi again!
    "So I am trying to update Registration Number to equal Breed (form response) then "HOCAN0000" then Registration Number (form response)"

    So you are concatenate three string elements and assign them as the input of Sharepoint field column whose type is 'single line of text', right?
    If so you just need to assign
    Breed (form response)
    HOCAN0000
    Registration Number (form response)

    In PowerAutomate, no need to add signs: neither " nor = nor &
    Hope this helps

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