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I have a user table that is used to set user permissions for an app. One of the fields is a person field, and no matter how I try to query it from PowerAutomate I get the following error:

One or more field types are not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete these fields.

I check the fields and I see nothing wrong. I created another person field and get the same error.

I created a new table with a person field and no matter what field I use I cannot query the list for a matching person...

[Field]/Email

[Field]/DisplayName

Tried this about 50-11 times over the course of months and I was always able to find something else to task myself with. Now I am running my head into a brick wall because I have reached the point where I need to be able to get past this, but I am getting no joy.

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11manish 3,534 on at

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Based on your description, this does not appear to be a problem with the Person field itself. The issue is more likely caused by an incorrect OData query, the way the Person field is being expanded, or a SharePoint/Power Automate connector issue. Reviewing the query syntax and the Person field structure in the action output is the best next step. If the issue can be reproduced in a new SharePoint site with a simple test list, it would be worth raising a Microsoft Support ticket, as it may indicate a platform-related issue.

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Expiscornovus 33,937 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @JasonD,

A common issue/gotcha of the Person field is that you need to query for EMail with an uppercase M.

Try

InternalFieldName/EMail eq 'dennis@contoso.com'

Btw, it is also Title and not displayName as well if you want to query on somebody his full name.

For the full name try

InternalFieldName/Title eq 'Dennis Goedegebuure'

Tom Riha & Manual T Gomes have shared nice blogs about this:

https://tomriha.com/power-automate-filter-based-on-person-or-group-column/

https://manueltgomes.com/microsoft/power-platform/powerautomate/the-capital-m-that-breaks-your-sharepoint-person-column-filter/

Ellis Karim has shared a nice blog on how to find the correct InternalFieldName:
https://elliskarim.com/2021/12/20/finding-the-internal-name-of-a-sharepoint-column/

Happy to help out 😁

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JasonD 66 on at

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One of the dumbest things I have seen on this platform is data being represented in one place differently than it is in another...

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