Fix Your Flows: 5 Power Automate Errors Explained with Solutions

Are you frustrated by failed flow runs? Not sure what’s causing your flow to fail?

In this tutorial, I’ll cover 5 common flow errors and how to fix them.

1️⃣ Creating a filter query failed
2️⃣ formatDateTime() function requires first parameter to be a string—got Null
3️⃣ formatDateTime() function string must match ISO 8601
4️⃣ Mis-match value types when comparing
5️⃣ Value Cannot be Converted to the Target Type

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IN THIS VIDEO:
✓ How to fix common Power Automate errors that cause flows to fail
✓ Best practices for writing filter queries in SharePoint and Excel
✓ How to convert string to integer and decimal using expressions
✓ The difference between int(), float(), and formatNumber() functions
✓ How to handle missing or null values in filter conditions
✓ Why formatDateTime() fails and how to pass a valid ISO 8601 value
✓ Preventing subsequent flow actions from running with the Terminate action
✓ How to use expressions to calculate then format numbers

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SKIP AHEAD:
00:00 | Intro
00:18 | Error #1: Creating a Filter Query Failed
01:02 | Error #2: formatDateTime() Function Requires First Parameter to Be a String
01:55 | Error #3: ISO8601 Format Required
02:59 | Error #4: Mis-Matched Value Types
03:35 | Tip: How to Tell if a Number is an Integer
03:55 | Pro Tip: Use a Terminate Action
04:10 | Tip: Convert a String to a Number
05:08 | Error #5: Value Cannot be Converted to the Target Type
07:14 | formatNumber() Function
08:09 | Tip: Use the formatNumber() Function Last
08:21 | Tip: Convert First, Then Format

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