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Carl_Williams
Apr 25, 2023Iron Contributor
Contacts / Address Book
Good morning! Am I blind? Is there no built-in list template or app for a 'Contacts or Address book list' in M365 in 2023??? Yes I can build another............again based on an existing, jus...
ganeshsanap
Apr 27, 2023MVP
Carl_Williams Unfortunately, no such list template is provided by default by Microsoft yet.
However, you have below options:
- If you already have similar list in your SharePoint tenant, you can create a new list using the columns in the existing list. Follow: Create a new list based on the columns in another list
- Create your own custom list template in SharePoint.
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Carl_Williams
Apr 30, 2023Iron Contributor
Thanks. LOL, don't forget, we're talking about M365 here.
Yes, I eventually had to create a contacts list based on the contacts list in another site. Fine and dandy BUT, now try an populate the new list with those items from the original. I set up a flow to copy items, it worked on one list but obviously not on the contacts list. Why would it? Why would msft set something up to work flawlessly???? I suspect it had an issue with some metadata fields but, hey, as a user, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM POWER AUTOMATE CAN'T DEAL WITH METADATA FIELDS!!!!! If they actually stopped to complete their tech instead of jumping ahead making dumb connections for services hardly anyone uses, then we might get somewhere.
Man, I've got modern lists that open up to SharePoint 2013 style edit forms?????????!!!!!!!!!!
It's SharePoint ONLINE. It's their tech, nothing I can do to update that nonsense.
Each and every time I attempt to do anything, not matter how simple there HAS to be a fly in the ointment. "Oh this only works if it's a Tuesday with a full moon."
I've dared msft to take me on in these discussions, but all you ever get is rhetorical responses and msft lovers try to defend the stupidity as though you've hurt their feelings.
Yes, I eventually had to create a contacts list based on the contacts list in another site. Fine and dandy BUT, now try an populate the new list with those items from the original. I set up a flow to copy items, it worked on one list but obviously not on the contacts list. Why would it? Why would msft set something up to work flawlessly???? I suspect it had an issue with some metadata fields but, hey, as a user, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM POWER AUTOMATE CAN'T DEAL WITH METADATA FIELDS!!!!! If they actually stopped to complete their tech instead of jumping ahead making dumb connections for services hardly anyone uses, then we might get somewhere.
Man, I've got modern lists that open up to SharePoint 2013 style edit forms?????????!!!!!!!!!!
It's SharePoint ONLINE. It's their tech, nothing I can do to update that nonsense.
Each and every time I attempt to do anything, not matter how simple there HAS to be a fly in the ointment. "Oh this only works if it's a Tuesday with a full moon."
I've dared msft to take me on in these discussions, but all you ever get is rhetorical responses and msft lovers try to defend the stupidity as though you've hurt their feelings.
- Apr 30, 2023You're handling it wrong, of course you can copy fields with metadata fields. That's no issue if it's the same field pointing to the same term. Power Automate can handle metadata fields without issues.
Also There's not a template for everything because SharePoint is so widely used an a contact list is 99% used within Outlook which has that functionality.- Carl_WilliamsApr 30, 2023Iron ContributorNope not handling it wrong. There's ONE required field and I've already indicated that's been addressed.
The flow is having an issue with something else but no intelligible information is provided, simply a long 32 digit correlation id it's looking for.
There are no other issues. It's an old contacts list based on classic SharePoint so there must be some incompatibility with it that power automate is having an issue with. Why wouldn't there be an incompatibility? Why would MSFT tech be able to interact with MSFT tech? That would be too easy.
Like the old saying goes, bloatware. So bloated there's lots of holes.
It ain't me.- May 01, 2023We're here to help you, it's better for you to ask for help and tell us what problems you're facing especially with the flow instead of ranting.
Ranting just makes people in the community less likely to help out, we've all been there and we've all been frustrated at time.
So tell us what problems are you facing with power automate and your sharepoint list?