This article is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate Triggers), how do I… series, a sub-series of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
There are a number of triggers available in Power Automate for Business Central which allow flows to be started. In this small series, I am going to take a look at creating a flow for each of the triggers.
The third trigger which is available is the When a record is changed (V3). This trigger works when a record is changed within Business Central; in this context changed is different to modified, for which there is also a trigger.
Changed means a record has been created, deleted or modified; it is a combination of the three triggers covered in the previous articles of this triggers sub-series.
This type of flow is created as an automated flow in the Power Automate portal; enter a Flow name and search for Business Central, scroll down the list of available triggers and select When a record is changed (V3). Click Create:
The designer window will open with the first step added, but needing parameters to be set; to open the trigger details pane, click on the trigger:
Set the Environment and Company parameters.
The API category will default to v2.0
and you then need to select the Table Name which will define which table the flow looks for changed records.
With the trigger parameters set, you can now start defining the steps which the flow will process when a new record is created. These could include an email, Teams message or other actions depending on requirements.
I’ve not had much need yet to work with flows on changed records, but I’d be tempted to manage this through the created and modified triggers, rather than the changed one, as there is more flexibility for different actions by using the two separate triggers.
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