Get all attachments from a sharepoint item combine to PDF

[BrandonMcG]

Good morning! 

Has anyone ever had to get all the attachments on a SharePoint item and convert/merge them to a single PDF? 

I am able to get all the attachments and convert to PDF (even if they are already PDF) and attach back to the SharePoint Item, but I cannot figure out how to essentially staple all the converted PDF's into one.

Is something like this possible?

[ChristianAbata]

hi @BrandonMcG  here is an excellent post that I know could help you.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Community-Blog/Merge-SharePoint-documents-using-M...

[Jay-Encodian]

Hey @BrandonMcG 

Unfortunately, merging documents to a single PDF document is not provided by native power automate actions and you will need a third party connector.

The following article outlines how to merge a collection of SharePoint files to a single PDF document, noting you'd need to change the SharePoint 'Get Files' action to the 'Get Attachments' action:

https://support.encodian.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360014632213-Merge-document-array-to-PDF

NOTE: You don't need to convert the documents to PDF before merging... the action will convert any non-PDF's to PDF and then merge.

HTH

Jay

[BrandonMcG]

We are not opposed to using a 3rd party platform however the documents are not in a "Library" they are attached to a SharePoint Item so the instructions are hard to follow and the data the controls have is different.

[Jay-Encodian]

Hey@BrandonMcG 

Give me a few hours, I'll pull some detailed instructions together for you.

[Jay-Encodian · Accepted solution]

Hey @BrandonMcG 

This post details all the steps you need:

Merge SharePoint Attachments into a single PDF Document

HTH

Jay

[Jay-Encodian]

@BrandonMcG 

Do you have what you need to progress this one?

Cheers J