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Category: Triggers

Power Automate trigger condition based on SP multiple choice field value

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Tom

“I have a SharePoint multiple choice field: Red, Green, Blue, and I want the Power Automate flow to trigger if Red is one of those choices.”

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How to add a delay between runs of a Power Automate flow

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021 by Tom

“When 2 or more instances of the same Power Automate flow are running at the same time, the data manipulation turns into a complete mess, how can I add a delay between the flow runs?”

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Flow when Planner task in specific bucket is completed (Power Automate)

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 by Tom

“Is there a way to create a Power Automate flow that would send an email only when a task in a specific Planner bucket is completed, and ignore the rest?”

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How to run a Power Automate flow only once after SP column has a value

Posted on March 24, 2021April 14, 2021 by Tom

“My Power Automate flow should run only once, and it should trigger only after the user selects a value in a SharePoint column.”

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How to trigger Power Automate flow on specific SharePoint column update

Posted on March 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by Tom

“The Power Automate flow shouldn’t trigger on each item / document update, but only if a specific SharePoint column is modified.”

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A simple way to create a trigger condition in Power Automate

Posted on March 10, 2021March 30, 2022 by Tom

“I’d like to save flow runs by adding a trigger condition to my Power Automate flow but I don’t know what it should look like.”

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Schedule Power Automate flow to run only first Tuesday of the month

Posted on January 3, 2021August 21, 2022 by Tom

“I’d like to schedule a flow in Power Automate that will run only once a month on the first Tuesday, is that possible?”

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How to schedule a Power Automate flow to run only on work days

Posted on December 30, 2020January 6, 2022 by Tom

“My Power Automate flow is scheduled to run every day, but that includes also weekends, how can I set it up to run only on work days?”

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Using version history to avoid duplicate approval tasks in Power Automate

Posted on November 15, 2020April 14, 2021 by Tom

“I’d like to update document properties in my Power Automate approval flow, but the flow creates duplicate task with each update.”

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How to avoid infinite trigger loop in Power Automate

Posted on October 11, 2020January 6, 2022 by Tom

“When I update a SharePoint item in Power Automate, I am getting a warning “Actions in this flow may result in an infinite trigger loop”.”

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