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> **Note:** You may see other options as well such as 'Request sign-off' and other flows if they are available for the list or library here.
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4. Click on *Create a flow*.
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5. In the *Create a flow* panel, you can explore various templates available for your list.
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6. Click on the template that reads:
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> Send a customized email when a new SharePoint list item is added.
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8. Verify the connection information to ensure it uses your credentials.
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> A green checkmark icon indicates a connection to the service was succesfully made using your credentials.
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9. Click *Continue* to create the flow. Any connections that requires a connection will also be attempted during this step.
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10. Once the flow is created successfully, you will be redirected to the flow designer where you can edit and modifify the flow if needed.
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11. Click on the name of the flow that reads *Send a customized email when a new SharePoint list item is added* and enter the following name for the flow:
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* Send an email for new projects
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12. The SharePoint actions are represented with the SharePoint logo in the flow designer.
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13. In the *When the new item is created* action, click on *Edit* to expand the action.
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14. Notice the input configured to the SharePoint site address and list name fromk where you created the flow.
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14. Notice the input configured to the SharePoint site address and list name from where you created the flow.
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15. In the *Send Email* action, click on *Edit* to expand the action.
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16. Notice all the input is filled in with dynamic values from the *Get my profile* and *When the new item is created* actions.
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17. Hover over the dynamic values to see what properties they refer. For example, hovering over the *Email* shows that the property is read from the *Get my profile*'s *Mail* property.
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18. Click *Save* to save the flow.
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Your flow is active as soon as you save the flow. In our case, this flow *Send an email for new projects* is now active and will run whenever new items are added to the *Projects* list in the specified SharePoint site.
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2. In the *Test Flow* panel, click on *I'll perform the trigger action* and then click on *Save & Test* button.
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3. You should see a message that instructs to add a new list item to the SharePoint list you selected.
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4. You should have the browser tab with the *Projects* list opened already. If not, open a new browser tab and browse to the *Projects* list.
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> Do not close the flow designer. Make sure you keep the flow designer browser tab open.
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7. You should see the flow run history. If all of the actions were executed successfully, you will a green checkmark icon besides every action.
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8. You can also click on the action to see the inputs and outputs used in the flow run. This is also a good place to see the actual values translated from those dynamic content properties used in that action.
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9. As a result of this flow, you should have received an email as well regarding the new project information.
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6. To add the owner information, search for *owner* in the search box in the *dynamic content* list.
7. In the results, click on *Owner DisplayName*. As you can see, it also displays other information such as email, job title, picture and more. Since the *Owner* is a person column in SharePoint, SharePoint passes along the person details as individual properties to the flow.
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8. The modified *Body* input should now look like this with the included *Owner* information.
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