what happens if you do when a singular item is X -> get item instead of get items

[dperez13]

meaning, if the user modifies two items at once (say in spo list gridview) do two separate flows get created or does your flow just crash because you chose "get item" and not "get items" meaning it cant do both. or does it just do one and ignore the other?

i can rephrase the question if this doesnt make sense but basically im asking since theres no "when an item(s) is created/modified" but there is "get items" which way do you go with? because you cant control whether a user will modify one item or many at the same time.

[v-yueyun-msft]

Hi , @dperez13 

This is determined by your trigger.

If your trigger has "Split On" turned on, then if you modify two pieces of data at the same time, two flows will be triggered and will not affect each other. At this time, you only need to use the “Get item” action to get the corresponding value.

If you turn off "Split On", if you modify two items at the same time, only one flow will be triggered. And also you can use the "Get item" action in a loop like this:

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Yueyun Zhang

[v-yueyun-msft]

Hi , @dperez13 

This is determined by your trigger.

If your trigger has "Split On" turned on, then if you modify two pieces of data at the same time, two flows will be triggered and will not affect each other. At this time, you only need to use the “Get item” action to get the corresponding value.

If you turn off "Split On", if you modify two items at the same time, only one flow will be triggered. And also you can use the "Get item" action in a loop like this:

If this reply can help you , you can click mark this reply as solution (Accept solution) which can help more people, thanks in advance! 

Best Regards,

Yueyun Zhang

[SudeepGhatakNZ]

@dperez13 

Using the "When an item is created or modified" trigger in Power Automate initiates a flow for each individual item that is created or modified. Here's what happens in the scenarios you described:

1. Single Item Modification: When a single item is modified, the flow will trigger once, and using "Get item" will work correctly to retrieve and process that single item.

2. Multiple Item Modifications: If multiple items are modified simultaneously (e.g., in SharePoint list grid view), the flow will trigger separately for each item. This means:

   • Two separate flows will be initiated, each handling one of the modified items.
   • Each flow will independently use the "Get item" action to retrieve and process its respective item.

Therefore, using "Get item" will not cause the flow to crash, and it will not ignore any modified items. Each item modification triggers its own instance of the flow, ensuring all changes are processed.

Does that help?