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Joining a parallel action to an already existing flow

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Posted on by swseelam Microsoft Employee

I am trying to join a parallel action to an already existing flow. I do not see an option to do this in the UI.

For example : I created Action5 in an already existing flow. I am trying to join Action5 to Action4. I do not see an option to do this.

Action1

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Action2 Action3 Action5

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Action4

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ScottShearer 25,270 Most Valuable Professional on at

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@swseelam

Please try the following:

Copy Action 5 to the Flow clipboard (click on the three dots and select copy to clipboard)

Click on the plus sign above Action 4 and select Add a parallel branch

In the dialog box that appears asking you to select an action, Click on My clipboard and select the copy of Action 5

Delete the original Action 5

Please let me know if this works for you or if you need additional help.

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@ScottShearer I do not see "Add parallel branch" option above Action 4.

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@swseelam

The fact that you don't see the option for a parallel brach probably has to do with where the action is located. Please post a screen shot of your Flow in edit mode and I'll try to assist.

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Since the action is already part of a set of Parallel branches, based on your screenshot, you have to click above the intersection rather than below. That's why you don't see the add parallel branch.

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@ScottShearer @Pstork1

I want to join Action1 to Action2. Plus under Action1 just shows "Add an Action".

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You can't go from one set of parallel branches directly to another set. Add some action, I would use a simple compose, above action 2. After that you should see add a parallel branch between that action and action 2.

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Hi @swseelam.
I'm in a similar boat and still terribly confused. I notice you haven't marked any response as the accepted solution. Were you able to join the parallel branch? If so, how did you do this?
Thanks,
Carla

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swseelam Microsoft Employee on at

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@Anonymous No, I could not add an additional parallel branch. I had to delete the part below parallel actions and reconstruct it again.

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I think he is trying to terminate that parallel with the Action 5 into the same Action 4. I.e., add another parallel branch to the two existing branches, ending with the already existing intersection.

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tchay34 14 on at

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Still appears outside UI is only way. If helpful to others looking at this, how I solved for my situation:

Download the flow as a .zip file

Within the .zip file, navigate “Microsoft.Flow” --> “flows” --> (folder with numbers) --> definition.json

Open the definition as a text file. In this case, I wanted to connect the branch before “Filter array 9”. So I searched for Filter Array 9’s run after property, which is currently after “num_pers_req”

I then modified the run after by adding an additional requirement within the curly braces, by adding the requirement for “Compose_69” to be completed

Save the and update this as the definition.json within your zip folder
In power automate, go to import, and upload the .zip folder

Before importing, you could have also modified the file name within the zip file, or you can do it here. Select config

If you want to replace an existing flow, select the flow to be replaced, click save, and then import

Alternately, select “Create as new” from the dropdown, save, and import

Result:

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