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ALISHAR1940
Copper Contributor
Jul 19, 2024

Attachment Column from List not showing up in Forms

I am trying to build a List to feed my forms, and I'm hoping to allow those who fill out the form to be able to add an attachment. Is this possible? I was able to add an attachments column in my list...
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Rob_Elliott
Silver Contributor
Jul 21, 2024

ALISHAR1940 you cannot pre-populate your form with any outside data or select your SharePoint attachments column as a question in your form.

An uploaded file is saved to your personal OneDrive if it's a personal form. If it's a group form it's saved to a folder in the Documents library on the group SharePoint site.

 

Rob
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Sindhu_Anand
Copper Contributor
Jul 22, 2024
I think the question is about generating a form from an already existing list. I am also facing the same issue. There is an attachment column in the list. But when i generate a form (by clicking the "Form" option on the taskbar of the existing list), there is no such field as "Attachment". Nor can we add a new field that enables uploading of files. Is there a workaround to this?
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    Rob_Elliott
    Silver Contributor
    Jul 22, 2024

    Sindhu_Anand I see you are talking about the new Forms feature in Microsoft Lists rather than the standalone web version of Microsoft Forms. There is no file upload functionality with that yet. 

     

    Rob
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    Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User.
    Principal Consultant, SharePoint and Power Platform WSP Global (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

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      Jen56785
      Copper Contributor
      Sep 17, 2024

      Rob_Elliott is there any update on when this will be available?

       

      Absolutely blows my mind that this functionality is unavailable as part of the new 'MS Form' function in SharePoint lists! 

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      ALISHAR1940
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 22, 2024
      WELL, shoot. 😞 I guess my only option is to create a more complex process that involves more steps. I'm working on a task request system, where folx can fill out a form with the initial information needed to get our Admin started, but a few of these tasks require a completed form. So it sounds like my only option is to create that and then still ask folx to email their paperwork separately, making more emails.... not less... Ug.
      • Rob_Elliott's avatar
        Rob_Elliott
        Silver Contributor
        Jul 23, 2024

        ALISHAR1940 do it with the web version of Forms where (if the users are internal) they can upload files. Then a flow in Power Automate can get each response and save it to your list and do whatever oter actions you need (confirmation email etc etc).

         

        Rob
        Los Gallardos
        Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User.
        Principal Consultant, SharePoint and Power Platform WSP Global (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

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