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Power Automate - Building Flows
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Flow to change Content Type from "Folder" to a Custom Content Type

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Posted on 26 Sep 2020 10:35:07 by 4

Hello everyone,

 

This is my first time posting here. I hope I can get some help with this issue I've been struggling with for a while.

 

Context

 

I have a Library that holds a folder for every customer that our company has. Inside each customer folder, there are a few different Document Sets and other stuff. 

 

I needed to create a Custom Content Type (of folder parent type) in order to be able to customize the columns of this costumer folders since as I've noticed you can't add columns to the default Folder Content Type.

 

What I have now, is a flow that each time that a new costumer is added to a separate list, a "costumer folder" is created in this library. Then, I want to chage the content type from that folder to the Custom Content Type (of folder parent type) I've created.

 

Problem

 

The problem is that in the "Update File Properties" action, I can't find my Custom Content Type in the "Content Type ID" field.

 

I am the site collection administrator and I've added the Custom Content type to the library but still doesn't work.

 

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Please let me know if I can provide further details.

 

Thanks in advance,

Marc.

 

  • Neoscorpio Profile Picture
    2 on 09 Apr 2024 at 12:12:22
    Re: Flow to change Content Type from "Folder" to a Custom Content Type

    Hello,

    Has anyone found a solution to the problem of changing the content type for a folder?

    Thank you.

  • MarcVela Profile Picture
    4 on 29 Sep 2020 at 11:19:12
    Re: Flow to change Content Type from "Folder" to a Custom Content Type

    Hi,

     

    I've tried typing the content type id manually but then the flow doesn't recognise the content type id and the flow fails after a few retries.

     

    Any other idea?

     

    Thanks

  • sudharsan1985 Profile Picture
    1,325 on 28 Sep 2020 at 14:45:16
    Re: Flow to change Content Type from "Folder" to a Custom Content Type
    Hi, though you can't find the custom content type, have you tried key in your content type id manually, whether the action is trying to type in the custom value apart from choice?

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