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Using Power Automate to filter on Yes / No checkbox fields in SharePoint
Another 'hidden' gotcha that I figured I'd share in the SharePoint / Power Automate world .... I created a Power Automate recently, which needed go through all items in a SharePoint list where a particular Checkbox field was ticked. Should be simple, right? Just put a wee Filter Query in the 'Get Items' action in Power Automate - easy, right? NO! I tried: CheckboxField eq true ❌ CheckboxField eq 'true' ❌ CheckboxField eq Yes ❌ sigh .... none of the above would work! I
Tony Ogilvie
Feb 131 min read


Clearing Lookup fields in SharePoint using Power Automate
A quirky one I came across recently that I figured I'd share! I have a Power App that uses a SharePoint list, which in turn uses a field which is a lookup into a second SharePoint list. I wanted to clear the values from the lookup field in SharePoint using Power Automate, i.e., removing any lookup value and leaving it empty. Should be easy, right? Famous last words ... 😊 In Power Automate SharePoint lookup fields present like this in the Update Action: Note the 'Id' at the
Tony Ogilvie
Oct 16, 20251 min read


Removing Duplicates from an Array in PowerAutomate
A while back, I was using PowerAutomate to automate the creation of individual, personalised Calendar Invites to users based on a set of...
Tony Ogilvie
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Escaping Single Quotes in PowerAutomate
I had a requirement recently to remove a single quote from a string in one of my PowerAutomates. Simple enough you might think. Just use...
Tony Ogilvie
Sep 25, 20221 min read
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