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"When a record is selected" trigger for Dataverse is legacy and there isn't a new one yet.

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Hello!

How are you replacing that feature in your new Automate Flows? I know I could technically use it. But I don't want to use legacy triggers. Thoughts, recommendations and ideas appreciated. 

 

Thanks!

Rich

 

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    v-xiaochen-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Anonymous ,

     

    You could submit your idea here.

     

    Best Regards,

    Wearsky

  • Len C Profile Picture
    379 on at

    Why would someone need to 'submit an idea' for an existing feature? Why is it not simply carried through to the next version of the connector?

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    I got around this limitation by using a yes/no column. If the column is yes it fires off the flow.

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    I got around this by using the trigger that goes off when you change a columns content. I used a Boolean column to trigger the flow.

  • Len C Profile Picture
    379 on at

    Hi Rich,

    Thanks for this. How exactly did you do this? Did you use the 'When a row is added, modified, or deleted'  trigger's Select Columns or Filter Rows attributes? 

     

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    That's it exactly. 

  • Len C Profile Picture
    379 on at

    Nice. I am just now seeing this feature.

     

    Are you using a model-driven app?  If so, does your Flow toolbar button show the Flow? Or did you find another way for the field to be invoked by the user? I want the user to do something explicit to invoke the flow... The model-driven app toolbar Flow button is a little cheesy, but useful in a pinch as an alternative to custom button commands.

     

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    They wouldn't need to select the Flow. The Flow would fire based on the changing of the Boolean from no to yes. In this example they select all the records they want and change a field from No to Yes and the flow fires in the background. 

    Screenshot 2022-07-11 145421.png

  • Len C Profile Picture
    379 on at

    Got it, thanks!

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