Populate Word Template - Repeating Section Duplicate Issue

[ErinCannon]

I have a flow that is triggered from PowerApps.  A collection is sent to Power Automate in JSON. When my flow runs, I can see that the input / output data has both of the records that were sent to it. I use the Parse JSON step to convert it into rows, append each row to an array in an Apply to each loop and then use the created array to populate a repeating section control in my document.

The problem is that the section is just repeating the 1st line, rather than what is actually in the array.

Raw input for the Populate a Word Template step:

A screenshot of the output in Word:

Screenshot of Repeating section in Template:

Screenshot of Populate a Microsoft Word template step:

Does anyone have any ideas?

[ErinCannon · Accepted solution]

Deleting the repeating section control from the template and recreating it seems like it has fixed my issue.

[cgarude]

Do you have a Create File action outside the Apply to each loop? Mind uploading a screenshot of your Flow showing the Create File and Template within the loop? I am looking to generate a single file with multiple pages in the document using the same template.

[Wendy_Lumsden]

Hi @ErinCannon and @cgarude ,

I have a similar problem.  I recreated the template document repeating rows but this did not resolve the issue. 
When I view the PowerAutomate run, I can see that the arrays being used to populate the template definitely consist of a number of different records but the first record is just being repeating in the file created (the populate and file create are not in any loop).

Any other solutions found?

Many thanks

[Jaison11]

@ywen I am also have the same issue.  What is strange is that when I open the document in the browser it populates correctly.  Only when I open in the desktop app does it repeat the same row.  

[wblasko]

Having this same issue. Did anyone figure out a solution? Viewing the "Input" to the Populate Word Template connector, I can see that it's clearly an array. But then the document generated just repeats the first item... wondering if this is a bug in the Populate a Word Template connector?

[Jaison11]

It is a bug.  The only documentation I have found is to remove the repeating contents control and add it again.  The other thing I did to get it to work for my situation was to download the document directly and open it instead of using the Launch function in the Power App.  

[wblasko]

Thanks for confirming it is a bug, this was driving me crazy. I tried removing just the repeating contents control but that didn't seem to do it, so deleted all the plain text controls and remade them and that did the trick. So I guess for others coming to this post, if remaking the "repeating content" control doesn't do it, you can try remaking the relevant controls within it as well.

[Wendy_Lumsden]

Hi @wblasko ,

I eventually resolved by deleting the Word Doc repeating section and re-creating it.  Worked after that.    Does not explain why it did not work before but at least I have a working solution now.

[PaulUK86]

The solution I have found is saving the template after turning OFF DesignMode!

If the template is saved in designmode there is a bug that makes repeating sections repeat the first row.

You do not need to remake the template. Simply open the template and make a small change with design mode off, then save the file. Then run the flow and it should work.