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Assigned to column in Sharepoint List
Hi Mo_Islam,
I'm a little unclear on your question... In a SharePoint custom list, you can add a "People" type field and call it AssignedTo (or whatever). Or are you looking for something else?
Sandy Ussia Hi, I've figured out that I need to add the 'People' field which will search for email, but not sure how to notify the user.
In the Issue Tracking app, this is done for you where an email with all the list details is sent to the Assigned user, but I don't know how to do it if I am creating this under the 'List' application.
Hi Mo_Islam,
Create a Power Automate Flow to notify the user. Consider the "Send a customized email when a new SharePoint list item is added" template as a starting point.
I hope this helps.
Norm
Could you give an example of how to send email notifications to a person in an "assigned to" identify field if a specific record that their identity is selected in that field - is created or changed please.
I am learning Power Automate
Hi geoffhicks,
Sorry for the delayed response. ArefHalmstrand response makes sense to me.
The "Create item" trigger will send the email to the assigned person. Make sure your list makes "Assigned to" required.
There are other options and more advanced patterns that you can consider. I.e. you can manually initiate a message or action to the "Assigned to" using a Power Automate "button". You could also use the "Create or modify" trigger to take action based on certain value changes.
I've been documenting the Power Automate patterns that I use on my blog. They could serve as a reference for you.
I hope this helps.
Norm
