Create document set with REST

[leemex]

I'm successfully able to create a document set with flow, but I'd like to update it at the same time with the same request.

I've followed these instructions

https://www.itidea.nl/index.php/create-a-document-set-using-jsom-and-rest/

but I'm stuck when it comes to this part:

var docSetOptions = {
‘Title’: myTitle,
‘Path’: ‘/Documents’,
‘ContentTypeId’: contentTypeId,
‘ContentType’: contentType};

I don't know how to declare this array in flow. Can anyone help?

Cheers

[Brentless · Accepted solution]

I can pretty definitively tell you not possible in the same request.  You have to create and then update in 2 actions. I've been looking for this for years, and no matter what angle you go at it (jsom, csom, rest, etc), it just doesnt work that way.

[leemex]

Hey there

Thanks for your answer.

Really? Strange though as you can do it without flow. E.g. like in the link I've posted. Do you say flow doesn't support it or it doesn't know how to declare the jsonpayload variable?

[leemex]

I'm sorry - I misunderstood something in the actual blog post I was posting. I realized that all those values are default values and assumed (without checking what fields he's using) that you can add whichever custom fields you like).

Thanks - knowing that it is not possible is still better than trying to figure out how it works without ever finding success.

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Is there a solution? I am looking for same.

Thanks,
AK

[leemex · Accepted solution]

Hi Akumar

I ended up creating a document set with PowerShell and Azure Automation Services (it's free to a certain point). 

[Anonymous]

Thanks,

Could you please provide more information how you did it?

[leemex]

I created a flow which is using the azure action "create job". To choose a job out of this list, you'd need to create a subscription (again, it's free to a certain point) with Azure Automation Services. Within Azure Automation, you'd need to create so-called "runbooks" which are basically just scripts such as PowerShell scripts. 

In short:

Flow is starting a PowerShell script which is stored on Azure.

[anton-khrit]

You can create document sets without REST calls. Please review this Microsoft flow action. It is the action from Plumsail SP connector, which is a part of Plumsail Actions product.

Note, this product is a paid solution.

[wskinnermctc]

Check out my post that shows how to add a Document Set using an HTTP Request and AddValidateUpdateItemUsingPath method.

This allows you to create a Document Set and set all of the metadata in a single step.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Add-New-Document-Set-to-Document-Library-Using-HT...