Folders-enabled SharePoint lists: Trigger a Flow only when Folders are modified
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Sep 5, 2022 9:10 AM

Folders-enabled SharePoint lists: Trigger a Flow only when Folders are modified

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For organisational purposes or even for having different permissions in a SharePoint list, without having to handle item-level permissions, we can leverage folders in a list by enabling folders creation under the list advanced settings.

With folders in a list then we can break permissions in a folder instead of each item, and then grant access to a specific subset of list items in a SharePoint list.

When we create Power Automate flows based on SharePoint list item created or modified events (‘When an item is created’/’When an item is modified’), the Flow will be triggered by modifications/creation of items and also folders.

Find the solution on this blog:

https://michelcarlo.com/2022/09/03/folders-enabled-sharepoint-lists-trigger-a-flow-only-when-folders-are-modified-vs-only-when-items-not-folders-are-modified/

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