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Hi All,

Could some one please help me with the below flow
I want a sum of from apply to each from compose 3 step.

For example i need 4 answer from the compose 3 step

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,011 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hey there is no direct sum function.

You can achieve your goal by creating a Variable (as float) before the apply to each.

instead of the the Compose you could add Increment variable.

Like this you can add the number to the previous value of the variable.

If you need it to run faster, there is another way that is a bit more advanced. But if you are interested in the faster way you can look it up here:

Instantly sum an array with Power Automate (tachytelic.net)

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Hi @DBO_DV

Thank you for the response.

It's actually giving me an error. Here is the complete flow that i am trying to do

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,011 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Could you take a look at the compose that you are trying to use?

Seems like Power automate can not recognise it as a number.

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For sum json array by node, you could try to convert it to xml, and then sum by xpath function.

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CU18100238-0 10 on at

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Hi @DBO_DV

Thank you for your response.

Here is the post which i am actually trying to get.

https://community.powerplatform.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=f128c41b-fc8c-ef11-ac21-7c1e5249d4d6

need Distinct individual and Distinct leave type & Sum of each leave type.

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Okay, now I understand better what you are trying to do. Here's how you can proceed.

First you need the distinct values of Email and Leave type so you need to

To create a summary table using Power Automate, you need to follow these steps:

Get Distinct Records:
Use the union expression in Power Automate to get distinct values. You'll do this twice: once to get a list of unique email addresses, and once to get the unique leave types. This will give you two arrays: one for email addresses and one for leave types. follow this instruction: Get Distinct Records using the union expression in Power Automate - That API Guy

Initialize Variables for Counting:
Create a variable for each leave type to track the count of occurrences. You’ll increment these variables as you process the data.

Filter the Data:
Inside an "Apply to each" loop, iterate over the email addresses. For each email, filter the original data to get the corresponding leave records.
For each filtered record, use loop to check the leave type and increment the appropriate variable (Each leave type will need it's own Variable) you can do this by using the switch action.

Build the Result Array:
After processing all records for one email address, create an array that includes the email and each leave type will be its own column as well.
Append the array dircetly to another variable using the "Append to array variable" action.
Reset the counting variables to zero after each iteration to ensure accurate counts for the next email.

Result:
At the end of the flow, the array should contain a summarized table with each email address and the counts for each leave type.

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Hey

Just a follow up has your problem been resolved?

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CU18100238-0 10 on at

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Hi @DBO_DV & @Meekou

Thank you so much, It worked!!!

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