Populate a Microsoft Word Template into SharePoint Document Library

[CLS720]

I'm using the Populate a Microsoft Word Template action to create a word document. The next action in this workflow is the SharePoint Create a file action. This action uses the output from the Populate a Microsoft Word Template action in the File Content field of the Create a file action. However, after the flow has run, the document type created in the document library is not a Microsoft Word Document.

Can anyone help me configure this workflow so that a Word Document is created within the SharePoint Document Library?

[Sunay · Accepted solution]

Try appending ".docx" to the filename ?

[GavinMc]

Hi,

I have an issue in my step (see below). I'm pretty sure I've created the template elements using Quick Parts - Field - MergeField in Word, but any advise will be appreciated.

[CLS720]

That fixed it- thank you!!

[elephant_33]

Were you able to open you file in microsoft word desktop version?

[elephant_33]

I think the problem was I was testing the same document over and over and it was being cached in Word. I renamed the file after it was created and it fixed the issue.

[walter_pixelia]

I'm in troube because if I open the merged Word file within Teams or Sharepoint, I can see the fields filled with data, but if I open it into the Desktop App I see only the placeholders without data. Also if I use the Flow function to send the Word file as an attachment, the file sent is empty of data. Can you help me? See below:

 

[Sameer1216]

Hi @walter_pixelia 

Have you found solution to above problem? I'm getting same issue.

Any help will be appreciated.

[walter_pixelia]

Hi Sameer, do you start from a Microsoft Word template downloaded from Dynamics 365 templates or from a blank document? Because if you reuse a Dynamics 365 template with orange fields doesn't work properly, only the new created light blue fields will work.

[Sameer1216]

Hi @walter_pixelia ,

Thanks a million for your reply.

Yes I'm using word template from Dynamics 365. Can you elaborate on 'orange fields' and 'blue fields' in word template.

[walter_pixelia]

I remember that I copied all the static parts of my original template on a blank docx to clean all the useless elements that Dynamics365 puts into its template. But I think you can delete the orange ones and replace with the blue. Let me know!

[Sameer1216]

Yes instead of the template downloaded from D365, I used a blank one and it worked, anyone facing a similar issue can use the below steps:

1. Download the template from D365.

2. Create your template on the above word doc.

3. Copy past the template details on the blank word doc (new template).

4. Use the new template in power automate it will work.