{"id":2044,"date":"2021-12-31T06:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365stack.in\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2021-12-31T06:40:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:40:56","slug":"how-to-stop-infinite-flow-trigger-in-power-automate-using-csom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365stack.in\/index.php\/2021\/12\/31\/how-to-stop-infinite-flow-trigger-in-power-automate-using-csom\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop infinite flow trigger in Power Automate using CSOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Infinite flow trigger is a common scenario in workflow softwares like Nintex, K2 and even in Power Automate. There is a classic way of handling it by using the flag column with form<\/a>, flag column without form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In classic SharePoint sites, Javascript can be injected in the form load, we can use that to set the flag variables, but in modern versions, it is not possible to inject scripts on form load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see some scenarios in which the flow will trigger infinitely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Workflow trigger on item update – If the workflow updates the same item again then flow will trigger infinitely.<\/li>
  2. Workflow trigger on item create – If the workflow creates a item in the same list then flow will trigger infinitely.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Before the CSOM solution, we will see how the default update actions and Rest API methods are working. In this example, we will see the “workflow trigger on item update<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Default Update action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Created a workflow with the trigger as item update and updating an item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Simple Update item action<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Once the item is updated as we can see the flow is triggered infinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n