Skip to main content
S
Sys2532707844gh
New Participant
July 20, 2022
Answered

Split PDF via Power Automate?

  • July 20, 2022
  • 1 reply
  • 9953 views

Trying to use the Split PDF component to split multi-page documents into 1 document per page. I.e. a 20 page file becomes 20 1 page files. For the Split PDF component in Power Automate, what does the Split Configuration Input expect? I checked the documentation but didn't see an explanation Also, there is an input for the output "PDF FIle name", but where does the output get created, into the same source directory as the input?

 

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Naman98A1

Hi @Sys2532707844gh , Thanks a lot for trying out the functionality and reaching out to us.

Output PDF file name is a mechanism to name your PDF files that would be generated after split operation finishes.

 

After the completion of an action in power automate system, the output will be available in the output variables exposed by the action. The split PDF action can not itself save the documents to the input location.

To save the output file, you could use other connectors like onedrive, google drive, outlook email with attachments etc and choose the output from Split PDF Action as input to one of these actions.

Refer the screenshot showcasing how to save output of Split PDF into onedrve in the chosen location - 

 Hope this helps.

1 reply

Ben Vanderberg
Community Manager
Ben VanderbergCommunity Manager
Community Manager
July 20, 2022

Split configuration depends on what you choose as split type.

  • In your screenshot, you are splitting the document into PDFs that are 1 page per PDF.
  • If you choose Number of Split Files, if you have a 20 page document, then putting "2" will give you two 10 page documents.
  • If you set it to an Array of Page Range, then setting [1-2, 5-6] will return documents with those page ranges.

 

S
Sys2532707844ghAuthor
New Participant
July 21, 2022

Thanks for the reply! What about the Output PDF file name? Do you know where the newly created PDF files are stored? So using the example, start with a 20 page doc, split using "1" for split configuration, where do the 20 new files get stored?

N
Naman98A1Correct answer
Participating Frequently
July 21, 2022

Hi @Sys2532707844gh , Thanks a lot for trying out the functionality and reaching out to us.

Output PDF file name is a mechanism to name your PDF files that would be generated after split operation finishes.

 

After the completion of an action in power automate system, the output will be available in the output variables exposed by the action. The split PDF action can not itself save the documents to the input location.

To save the output file, you could use other connectors like onedrive, google drive, outlook email with attachments etc and choose the output from Split PDF Action as input to one of these actions.

Refer the screenshot showcasing how to save output of Split PDF into onedrve in the chosen location - 

 Hope this helps.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices