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Mikey_01
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People Picker all I need is the display name

I feel like this should not be so hard, but I have watched numerous videos and read many posts and still can't get something to work.  

 

Here is what I want to do:

 

We have a share point list that tracks customers coming to our company including.  I need to pull 3 fields from this list.  Name of company (easy), Date they are going live (easy), and the name of the primary contact within our department who will help them (people pickers are the worst).    

 

The other issue is the list comes in and is flited to current year - which yields about 191 records, I have a Filter Array to pull a specific type of customer and a certain platform they are on - yielding about 25 records currently.  I have tried to add that to my initial filter on my get items and that has failed.  

 

The people picker is set to allow multiple records, in my case it won't hold multiple but for other filters of the list (different platform) it could.  I know that doesn't change how we need to work with the data, but it is just not an option to take that ability away and make this simpler.  

 

So here is what does work 
My Get items - filtered to this year 

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My Filter array to add my additional two conditions 

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I then have 2 selects currently - the first one pull the company and date field I need 

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My second pull the name picker 

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I can't go back to the get items because it will run though all 191 records. 

 

I have a compose for a count (no issues here) and I have a parse JSON off the Select 1 

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This all works nicely.  The issue is getting the Display Name from here to them add to my Company and Date fields. 

 

I am not getting nice fields anytime I try to make that connection.  I have had multiple errors from the array standpoint. I also have had were I get a list of all names in that field and not the one that goes with each applicable record.  

 

In the end I want to send a email with a nice HTML table for the next week when these customers go live with us.  I am at a loss lately with what else to do.  

 

Thanks! 

 

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@Mikey_01 If you try to use the multi-person column dynamic content in your Create an HTML table action, it'll output an array of items.

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You'll need to use an expression to extract and join the display names without using an Apply to Each action. Before you delete the dynamic content, hover over it to get the dynamic content key which is the text between the square brackets.

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The expression you'll need to use is below. 

 

join(xpath(xml(json(concat('{"body":{"value":', item()?['YourColumn'] , '}}'))), '/body/value/DynamicContentKey/text()'), '[separator] ')

 

 

  • item()?['YourColumn']: Get the multi-choice people column.
  • concat: This concatenates the static strings {"body":{"value": and }} with the dynamic content from item()?['YourColumn'].
  • json: This converts the concatenated string into a JSON object.
  • xml: This converts the JSON object into an XML format.
  • xpath: Extract DyanmicContentKey text values.
  • join: Join the names into a single string with a separator

Copy/paste the function into the Expression field. Locate this part of the expression: item()?['YourColumn']

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Replace the text between the single quotes with the text for your dynamic content key. In my case it's Multi_x002d_Person.

 

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Press OK.

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Run a test and review the outputs.

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You can replace DisplayName in the expression with Email and the comma with a semi-colon if you'd like to output a string of email addresses with a semi-colon as a separator.

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@Mikey_01  You should be able to Compose a Filter Query with your conditions you have in your Filter Array action. This would reduce your flow by one action. I'd recommend using the Classic Designer (toggle off the new one) as it's still buggy.

 

Create a New Flow for testing purposes.

 

You should be able to include the conditions below into your Filter Query field. Can you confirm the type of columns you are filtering by? 

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The filter query syntax is a bit different and you'll need to use the eq operator. You will need to use the internal column name of your columns. Keep in mind that the internal column name may not always match the name displayed in your Sharepoint list. If you aren't sure how to get the Internal Column name, you can refer to this section of one of my YT Tutorials.

 

 

The filter query should look something like this. Keep in mind that the equals to (eq) operator is looking for an exact match. 

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It isn't necessary to fill in the top count field, unless you want to limit the number of items returned. Tip: While testing and building your flow, (when possible) you can limit the number of items to a smaller number to speed up your flow run (by reducing the number of items returned). This may not be possible in some cases.

 

If your SP list contains more than 100 items you will need to toggle on pagination and set a threshold in the Settings of the Get Items action.

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Return Item Count

Whenever I use a Filter Query in a Get Items action, I always like to return the count of items returned in a Compose action. This is helpful when building a flow and can also be used to troubleshoot your flow.

Insert a Compose action. Add an Expression. Use the length() function.

 

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Select the Dynamic content tab and insert the value dynamic content from the Get Items action into the length() function.

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Run a test. It's always best to run tests at each major section of your flow as it's easier to troubleshoot as you are building rather than trying to troubleshoot after you've "completed" your flow. 

 

Let's try to get the Filter Query working so it filters out all the items as expected from your SP List first.

 

... more to come.

 

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Did you know that the Condition action has a limit of 10 conditions? Although it might look like the Filter Array action can only accept one condition—this is not true. By using the advanced mode you can enter multiple conditions into a Filter Array action with an expression.

 

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Mikey_01
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Hello @creativeopinion , 

 

So, the issue I ran into before was these are two selector values and they don't seem to play nice in the get items.  One is a Software type selector and customer type designation selection.  I finally got the fields to line up but then I get no results. 

 

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Compose Action expression 

length(outputs('Get_Current_Year_Customers')?['body/value'])
 
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I can confirm when I use my filter array setup that I do get 25 records 

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@Mikey_01 You didn't confirm what type of columns these are. Are they single choice? Multi-choice? Text? Look Up?

 

To troubleshoot your filter query, I would recommend adding a condition at a time. First, run a test with the first condition—check the Compose action output.

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Add another condition in. Run a test—check the output.

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If the filter query above doesn't output any items, try replacing the second condition with the third one. 

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You can also remove the parenthesis from the first condition (not necessary). 

 

 

Mikey_01
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@creativeopinion 

 

The fields are single-select values 

 

I can get the POType ='New Customer' to work no issue.  

 

My STU_x002f_BUS is the trouble spot.  It is called System in the list screen.  I have used the following options:

 

System

System_Value

STU_x002f_BUS

STU_x002f_BUS Value

STU_x002f_BUS_Value

STU_x002f_BUS/Value 

 

So I am at a loss on that one.  I either get the field can't be found or it has been deleted. 

@Mikey_01 You will need to use the internal column name of your column. Keep in mind that the internal column name may not always match the name displayed in your Sharepoint list. If you aren't sure how to get the Internal Column name, you can refer to this section of one of my YT Tutorials.

 

Hope this helps!

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Mikey_01
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@creativeopinion 

Okay, even though I had the STU_x002f_BUS multiple times as the field name, this time, copying it from the web address was the trick.  I am Filtered to my 25 records.  

 

I am so turned around now on what my next steps should be. 

Mikey_01
Regular Visitor

Does anyone know how to get my display name from my people picker and combine it with data from the record to then create an HTML table of possibly multiple records?  

 

Basically I want a table that has Customer Name / A go live Date / and just the display name of their consultant (the people picker allows multiple). 

 

 

@Mikey_01 If you try to use the multi-person column dynamic content in your Create an HTML table action, it'll output an array of items.

creativeopinion_0-1718565670287.png

creativeopinion_1-1718565735803.png

You'll need to use an expression to extract and join the display names without using an Apply to Each action. Before you delete the dynamic content, hover over it to get the dynamic content key which is the text between the square brackets.

creativeopinion_3-1718565932346.png

 

The expression you'll need to use is below. 

 

join(xpath(xml(json(concat('{"body":{"value":', item()?['YourColumn'] , '}}'))), '/body/value/DynamicContentKey/text()'), '[separator] ')

 

 

  • item()?['YourColumn']: Get the multi-choice people column.
  • concat: This concatenates the static strings {"body":{"value": and }} with the dynamic content from item()?['YourColumn'].
  • json: This converts the concatenated string into a JSON object.
  • xml: This converts the JSON object into an XML format.
  • xpath: Extract DyanmicContentKey text values.
  • join: Join the names into a single string with a separator

Copy/paste the function into the Expression field. Locate this part of the expression: item()?['YourColumn']

creativeopinion_2-1718565835144.png

Replace the text between the single quotes with the text for your dynamic content key. In my case it's Multi_x002d_Person.

 

creativeopinion_4-1718566099563.png

Press OK.

creativeopinion_5-1718566117191.png

Run a test and review the outputs.

creativeopinion_6-1718566148771.png

 

You can replace DisplayName in the expression with Email and the comma with a semi-colon if you'd like to output a string of email addresses with a semi-colon as a separator.

creativeopinion_7-1718566344361.png

creativeopinion_8-1718566404615.png

Hope this helps!

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Consider giving me a 👍 if you liked my response!

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Mikey_01
Regular Visitor

@creativeopinion 

 

YES!  Thank you!!  

@creativeopinion I want to appreciate how you solved this issue: from recommending a better filter method to the final solution.
Your final solution essentially uses XPath as an inline select action 🤯. This opens a lot of possibilities. XPath already provides a way to do lookups, inline filters.

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