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Sharepoint button to run a Power Automate flow.
SimonMarkEdwards it's not a url you need, it's the ID of the flow. You get this from the main screen of the flow as follows:
If your button is in a document library or the Site Pages library then the trigger in your flow needs to be "For a selected file". If the button is in a list then the trigger should be "For a selected item".
You then need a single line of text column in your list/library and format it with the JSON below. You'll see the ID on the actionsParams line; you'll need to change this to your flow's ID and also change the header text and run flow button text to whatever you want and also change the txtContent line (the text on the button). And of course you change the style to however you want it to look. You'll notice that I've got the visibility as conditional based on another column (set to Yes in the flow):
{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "button",
"txtContent": "Publish to Teams",
"customRowAction": {
"action": "executeFlow",
"actionParams": "{\"id\": \"021ec4e0-8f85-46b3-a557-a4456960a4eb\",\"headerText\":\"All Things REI\",\"runFlowButtonText\":\"Publish Now\"}"
},
"style": {
"background-color": "#008082",
"color": "white",
"border-radius": "0 15px",
"visibility": "=if(([$PublishedToTeams] == 'Yes'),'hidden','visible')"
}
}
The end result of the above formatting looks like this. Click the button and flow will start:
I hope that has prevented you going bald.
Rob
Los Gallardos
Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User.
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- Monty EvansJan 30, 2024Copper Contributor
RobElliott This is some great information. How do you pass in extra parameters to the flow? Like an ID or something like that? Items in the list that might be needed to run the flow...
Thanks,
Monty
- Jay-at-SchoepsDec 18, 2023Copper ContributorThank you, Rob!
This makes things so much easier, and makes me look a pro 🙂 - CH_500ABCNov 03, 2022Copper ContributorRobElliott thanks so much for this! Just wondering if there is a way to add 'body text' so I can explain to the person clicking the button what will happen? Thanks again 🙂
- RobElliottNov 04, 2022Silver ContributorOff the top of my head I can't think of an easy way to do that other than to add extra text to the button in the txtContent line, but that would make the button much bigger.
- JSPOBSep 05, 2022Copper ContributorGood article.
Thank you. - rolanddaaneJun 20, 2021Copper Contributor
RobElliott , Great article, and I really like your buttons!
I've been trying this, but the button shows in every row, regardless the content of the column ShareBim360.
Any idea's?
{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "button",
"txtContent": "Share to Bim360",
"customRowAction": {
"action": "executeFlow",
"actionParams": "{\"id\": \"bce75e04-998b-4600-b829-7370d6a2ee15\",\"headerText\":\"All Things REI\",\"runFlowButtonText\":\"Publish Now\"}"
},
"style": {
"background-color": "#008082",
"color": "white",
"border-radius": "0 15px",
"visibility": "=if(([$ShareBim360] == 'Yes'),'hidden','visible')"
}
}
Thanks, Roland- ganeshsanapOct 14, 2022MVP
rolanddaane What is the column/data type of "ShareBim360" column? Is it a single line of text or choice or Yes/No?
For choice & single line of text column, you can use:
"style": { "display": "=if([$ShareBim360] == 'Yes', 'none', 'block')" },
For Yes/No column:
"style": { "display": "=if([$ShareBim360], 'none', 'block')" },
Note:
- You have to use the internal name of "ShareBim360" column and not display name
- "ShareBim360" column be included/shown in list view.
Follow this article to get the internal name of your SharePoint column: How to find the Internal name of columns in SharePoint Online?
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- SimonMarkEdwardsApr 06, 2021Copper Contributor
RobElliott Thanks Rob. Most helpful. All I need now is something to make the hair grow back.