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How to map First Name and Last Name separately while creating a contact?

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I have a requirement where, whenever a new email is received in Outlook, a contact should be created using the "From" address as the contact’s email. The First Name and Last Name will also be extracted from the "From" address.

To fulfill this, I have created a Power Automate flow (a snapshot of the flow is provided below): -

In below snapshot, the First Name variable is set using the "From" address.

 

In below snapshot, the Last Name variable is set using the "From" address.

 

In below snapshot, the First Name and Last Name variable is combined using concat function to map Given Name.

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I am able to create contact using above flow, but I want to map FirstName and LastName of contact separately. But as per above flow I can only map Given Name. 

Can anyone suggest how can we map FirstName and LastName separately while creating contact using Create Contact (V2) action in power automate. I have also attached zip file of my flow for reference.

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    Expiscornovus Profile Picture
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    The surname field should be listed under the Advanced parameters.

    Below is an example how to set this up.

    Using the Surname
     


    The end result of using Given Name and Surname separately.


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