Using SharePoint list formatting and Power Automate to create linked items (via LookUp field) in a related list


Recently I was asked by a community member how to create a linked issue item (via LookUp field) using SharePoint list formatting. Via pure list formatting, it’s not possible to implement such functionality.

But we can use List Formatting to create a button that triggers a Power Automate flow and this flow creates a linked issue as below:

Check out how to implement this functionality in this post.

Create an Issues list

Create a new SharePoint list using the Issue Tracker template from the standard SharePoint list templates:

Add a LookUp field in the issues list to link to the source list where you are linking the issue:

Creating the Flow

Create the Flow using the ‘For a Selected Item’ SharePoint trigger.

Add as input parameters an ‘Issue Priority’ field as a Drop Down and add the equivalent values to what the Issues list has in the Priority field:

Add also two other input fields, one to capture What was the issue, and another to…


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michelcarlo
michelcarlo
SharePoint and Office 365 Consultant/Developer always trying to get the best from Microsoft stack (Microsoft 365/Azure/Power Platform and related stuff).

Living in Ireland since 2018, I had previously worked in Brazil as a consultant/developer for Office 365, SharePoint and related technologies for almost 10 years.

Author: michelcarlo

SharePoint and Office 365 Consultant/Developer always trying to get the best from Microsoft stack (Microsoft 365/Azure/Power Platform and related stuff). Living in Ireland since 2018, I had previously worked in Brazil as a consultant/developer for Office 365, SharePoint and related technologies for almost 10 years.

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