When a file is created or modified (properties only) has been extended

Recently a new set of triggers was added to the Power Automate SharePoint connector as I described in  When a file or item is deleted triggers post.

When a file is created or modified extensions

I did not realize that the When a file is created or modified (properties only)  trigger was also extended. Until I noticed some flows reporting the following error:

When a file is created or modified

The Failure summary shows a “file XYZ doesn’t exist”. How can a file be modified and then not exist:

When a file is created or modified (properties only) has been extended

When I checked the site I noticed that these files were deleted and this is now seen as a modification to the file. I’#m not sure if this is a bug or not, but it is quite an annoying one.

  1. I will have to update my flow to check if the file that is modified actually exist
  2. I will now get more unnecessary runs of my flow
  3. The When a file is created or modified (properties only) trigger should be renamed as this is confusing

Discover more from SharePains

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.