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Alhaha
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Building Connection from SharePoint Folder to Sharepoint List

I am trying to make a flow of approved document smoother. 

I have a SharePoint List that contains attachment. Whenever the Progress Level = Pending Close Out, the attachment (pdf file) will automatically send to a SharePoint folder filtered by Branch name, "To Be Signed" folder. 

I have figured this step out in Power Automate. 

 

This is the step I need help with:

Within the SharePoint "To Be Signed" folder, there is a sub-folder for "Signed and Approved".

Whenever the branch managers come into "To Be Signed" folder and sign the document on Adobe, they will simply drag the pdf file to the "Signed and Approved" folder.  

Then the pdf file will automatically attach back to the SharePoint List based on names and delete itself out of the "Signed and Approved" folder. 

 

I don't know how to link the pdf file to the SharePoint List?

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Alhaha
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this is what I have so far but it fails

 

Hi @Alhaha ,

Do you want:
1. When the branch managers put the PDF file in the "Signed and Approved" folder.
2.flow puts it into the corresponding Sharepoint list as an attachment according to the file name

Here is test for your reference:

Here is share point list:

vchengfenmsft_0-1670551633293.png

Here is  "Signed and Approved" folder

vchengfenmsft_1-1670551684330.png

Here is flow:

vchengfenmsft_4-1670552064121.png

vchengfenmsft_5-1670552304138.png

Here is result:

vchengfenmsft_2-1670551701183.png

 

vchengfenmsft_3-1670551739202.png

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it.

 

Best Regards

Cheng Feng

Alhaha
Regular Visitor

Hi Cheng,

 

I followed your solution. However, at Array Filter, I got an empty outputs

Alhaha_0-1670869284959.png

My file naming convention is FCT_342_LAST_FIRST_TypeOfDocument

My SharePoint List Title is Last, Name. But it could be varied based on the person who is inputting it. Sometimes, it is Last Name M. 

 

I thought that would be the case of empty output, so I use Last(FirstN(split(triggerOutputs()?['body/{Name}'], '_'),3)) to get only the last name of the file and compare it to the Title from the List. 

 

It doesn't work still. 

 

Could you help me further with this?

Alhaha_1-1670869630083.png

 

 

 

 

HI @Alhaha ,

The first point:
Could you please tell me:
1. What does the file name look like, what part of the file name do you want to compare?
for example:
you want to judge
FCT_342_LAST_FIRST_TypeOfDocument.docx
Does it contain the value of [Last Name M] (sharepoint list column)?

 

Second point:
There is an error in the formula you used. There is no FisrtN formula in power automate

Please try:

last(split(triggerBody()['text'],'_')?[2])

vchengfenmsft_1-1670921668102.png

 

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FCT_342_LAST_FIRST_TypeOfDocument.docx   ----> T

 

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it.

 

Best Regards

Cheng Feng

 

 

Good morning Cheng,

Thank you for helping me through this. 

 

On SharePoint, I have a column Title named First, Last H. It has basically the full name of the individual.

I am thinking of comparing Title (SharePoint) to the file name (only last name part). 

 

It works! However, the output from the filter array gave me a bunch more information. 

 

On SharePoint we have the columns like this:

Alhaha_0-1670951747361.png

Could you help me to filter this down further? 

 

Thank you for your help. 

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