This code snippet is a configuration for a step or...

September 3, 2025 at 06:00 PM

{ "type": "OpenApiConnection", "inputs": { "parameters": { "dataset": "https://surreypoliceservices.sharepoint.com/sites/FSSForms/", "table": "86e355f5-a7c4-4e17-92e3-69347210df09", "id": "@triggerBody()?['ID']", "item/SubmittedDate": "@convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'Pacific Standard Time')" }, "host": { "apiId": "/providers/Microsoft.PowerApps/apis/shared_sharepointonline", "connection": "shared_sharepointonline-2", "operationId": "PatchItem" } }, "runAfter": { "If_Per_Diem": [ "Succeeded" ] }, "metadata": { "operationMetadataId": "23888f71-96bc-416a-b1e5-358352a3e739" } }

This code snippet is a configuration for a step or action likely in a Microsoft Power Automate or Logic Apps workflow, which integrates with a SharePoint Online service via the OpenAPI connection. Here's what it does:

  1. Type: The "type": "OpenApiConnection" indicates that this action uses the OpenAPI interface for integration. Specifically, it is interacting with Microsoft PowerApps APIs or other services that allow OpenAPI integration.

  2. Input Parameters:

    • "parameters": – Configures the data being sent to the SharePoint Online API.
      • "dataset": This identifies the SharePoint site URL (https://surreypoliceservices.sharepoint.com/sites/FSSForms/) being connected to.
      • "table": Refers to a specific SharePoint list or library, identified here by its unique ID (86e355f5-a7c4-4e17-92e3-69347210df09).
      • "id": Refers to a dynamic ID being retrieved from the trigger body using @triggerBody()?['ID']. This likely corresponds to a specific item in the SharePoint list that will be updated.
      • "item/SubmittedDate": Sets the SubmittedDate field of the list item to the current UtcNow() date and time, converted to Pacific Standard Time (@convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'Pacific Standard Time')).
  3. Host Configuration:

    • "host": Specifies the SharePoint Online API is being used via the shared_sharepointonline connector.
    • "connection": Represents a specific instance of this connection (shared_sharepointonline-2).
    • "operationId": Indicates the action being performed is a PatchItem operation, which is an update method in the SharePoint list.
  4. Run After:

    • "runAfter": Defines a dependency on a prior step in the workflow. It specifies that this action should only run if the If_Per_Diem step (a previously defined action) has succeeded.
  5. Metadata:

    • "operationMetadataId": This is an internal identifier for this specific operation within the workflow, used for tracking purposes.

In Summary:

This code is part of an automation workflow that updates an item in a SharePoint list. The operation is controlled and performed using an OpenAPI connection via the SharePoint Online API. It updates an item's SubmittedDate field with the current date and time in Pacific Standard Time. The action is triggered dynamically based on an item's ID from the workflow's trigger and only runs if the preceding If_Per_Diem step has succeeded.

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