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Start and Wait for an Approval - Assign using Variables (Power Automate)

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Hello!! In my project I initialized variables that store emails from a list.

I'm having trouble when calling the variable into the 'Assigned to' field for "Start and Wait for an Approval",

the variable works if I use it in "Send an Email (v2)" from outlook, but not in the Approvals.

 

The variable stores correctly the email, but i can't use it on the Approval Step. Any ideas of what it could be?

 

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Here is how it's set

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  • Pstork1 Profile Picture
    69,543 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Make sure you are using the dynamic Content link to add the variable.

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  • lilox7 Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Thanks, I just double checked and It still shows the same error

  • Pstork1 Profile Picture
    69,543 Most Valuable Professional on at
    • Is it one email or a semicolon delimited list of emails?
    • Are the emails all for internal people?
    • If you hard code the person's email in the approval does it work?  That's the easiest way to make sure they have permission to do approvals.
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    RV-20050503-0 Profile Picture
    2 on at
    Hi,
     
    Did you found a solution for this issue? I am haveing the exact same problem
     
    Thamks

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