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item()? Not Working in Select Flow

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Posted on by SweetPotatoSara

Hi,

I'm really at a loss right now. I've updated my table to include two new columns and a conditional column. I have a Power Automate flow to email a CSV with the following flow:

When I attempt to add the two new columns to the Select query using the item()?[''] logic, it doesn't switch the values into a dynamically mapped variable as it did before.

The csv has all the other columns with the data but these two new columns are only showing what I typed and not connecting to the data.

Why is the item()?[''] logic breaking here for these two columns? Am I missing something? Any help on this would be appreciated!

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creativeopinion 10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@SweetPotatoSara You need to insert that expression as an expression. Right now you have it entered as a string of text.

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ArjunVMenon 28 on at

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You've made a small mistake. Happens to the best of us!😊.
Item() is a power automate expression function and must be entered only inside the expressions panel. (PS: you may have to zoom out sometimes in order to see the dynamic/expressions panel)

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SweetPotatoSara 21 on at

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Oh my goodness! I thought they removed that panel and had no idea that zooming out would bring it back. 😅 This is really good to know! Thank you so much for your help!

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