Creating a checklist item in Planner task

[drewkoppsoleil]

Hi All,

I am working on a connector which will allow the creation of checklist items in a task within planner. I have it working, but with a small snag - whenever I run the connector/action it only creates/updates one (the same) checklist item in any given task. I am guessing this is due to the way the API defines the creation of a checklist item: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/plannerchecklistitems?view=graph-rest-1.0 

To create a checklist item, I would need use a randomly generated guid for name/key in the json definition. I tried using a variable definition {guid} as the name, but it does not appear as a parameter/token within flow where I could pass along data.  (I've tried setting the parameter as a string in the swagger file, but since its apart of the body, I get the following error on the connector validation: "Contains a schema which has properties yet is not marked as type 'object'."

I plan on using the {{guid}} expression to generate the data, but how do I pass it along to the connector definition as a key/name for the checklist object?

I am new to Flow/Json, so please accept my appologies if this seems like a redundant question - I am unsure what to even look for to solve it.

[v-bacao-msft]

Hi @drewkoppsoleil ,

Unfortunately, MS Flow does not currently support getting or appending checklist in Planner.

If you want similar features to be supported by MS Flow, please consider voting for similar ideas below:

Spoiler

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/planner-task-checklists/idi-p/352841
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/Include-Checklist-Within-Planner-Task-When-Created-in...

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/Planner-Task-Details/idi-p/115585
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/33349225-ability-to-create-pla...
https://planner.uservoice.com/forums/330525-microsoft-planner-feedback-forum/suggestions/37652896-fl...

In addition, It seems that someone has implemented a similar requirement through the Graph API, please check this similar thread and see if it helps:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Strange-results-with-updating-Planner-task-detail...

Best Regards,

[drewkoppsoleil]

Thanks; I did exactly this last night (from another source) and its working great.

I will post a tutorial on this in a few days.

[v-bacao-msft]

Hi @drewkoppsoleil ,

Thank you for sharing in advance, this will be helpful to many people.

Best Regards,

[Anonymous]

Hi Drew,

In lieu of a tutorial, could you please copy the script you used in the source to update the task and create a checklist?  Flow still doesn't have the ability to create a checklist automatically so I'm hoping to use what you've done.

[britagrace]

@drewkoppsoleil 

Have you created the tutorial? I can't seem to find it. Would love to see a copy of the Flow!

[JDKarlsson]

@drewkoppsoleil  Any news on the tutorial mate?! 😄

[nicamarcel1]

No update here???? OMG 😩

[jamesharbor]

Drew, wtf man

[Willerz7071]

Sure can use that tutorial on how to add a checklist to the planner. Or better yet Microsft give us this feature already!

[Isaacmanjr]

Sad to see that no updates were given here. I could really use a hand with getting this working.