How to pass parameter that is an array of ints

[seplee]

Describe the Bug with repro steps

I want to pass an array of ints as a parameter to a recurrence trigger. None of the ways I have tried work.

1. Create an appsetting with one of the following contents:- [1,2,3]
   • ["1","2","3"]
   • [/"1/",/"2/",/"3/"]

2. Create a parameter that references the appsetting
3. Reference the parameter in the workflow

• use either "@parameters('lee-test-recurrence-parameter')" or "@{parameters('lee-test-recurrence-parameter')}"

I had also tried to pass a parameter that evaluated to a string into the array. This did not seem to work either.

• "\"2\",\"3\",\"4\",\"5\",\"7\",\"6\",\"8\",\"9\",\"10\",\"11\",\"12\",\"13\",\"14\",\"15\",\"16\",\"17\",\"18\",\"19\",\"20\",\"21\",\"22\",\"23\",\"0\""

What type of Logic App Is this happening in?

Standard (Portal)

Are you using new designer or old designer

New Designer

Did you refer to the TSG before filing this issue? https://aka.ms/lauxtsg

Yes

Workflow JSON

{
    "definition": {
        "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/providers/Microsoft.Logic/schemas/2016-06-01/workflowdefinition.json#",
        "actions": {},
        "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
        "outputs": {},
        "triggers": {
            "Recurrence": {
                "recurrence": {
                    "frequency": "Day",
                    "interval": 1,
                    "schedule": {
                        "hours": "@{parameters('lee-test-recurrence-parameter')}",
                        "minutes": [
                            10,
                            15,
                            20,
                            25,
                            30,
                            35,
                            40,
                            45,
                            50,
                            55
                        ]
                    },
                    "timeZone": "US Eastern Standard Time"
                },
                "type": "Recurrence"
            }
        }
    },
    "kind": "Stateful"
}

Screenshots or Videos

This is the code generated by the designer when three hours are selected:

Here are some of the methods I tried:

Browser

Brave

Additional context

No response

AB#25183193

[Eric-B-Wu]

Thanks for creating this issue @seplee, unfortunately currently we don't support tokens in our recurrence triggers. In old designer, we didn't support tokens altogether in triggers, so I'd need to confirm with our backend team to ensure this is supported as a whole. I'll be marking this as a feature request, so it doesn't get lost as a potential feature - that being said, it will likely not take priority because this was never an existing feature

[seplee]

@Eric-B-Wu Thanks for the answer! Even if tokens are not supported in recurrence triggers, they seem to work for some keys. For example, I can pass a single value to the hours array as a token, just not an array of values.

I got around the limitation of adding arrays to properties of schedule by defining the json object for schedule in App Config and passing it in as a parameter.

[seplee]

(outside of the context of this ticket) Is there a way to learn what behavior isn't supported? This is the third time that my team has made a faux-paw with a features based on an understanding of what Logic App Workflows can do that we gained from trying stuff in the Designer or in Code View. The implementation details of Logic App Workflows are opaque to us, so we rely on direct experimentation and the documentation. Is there a way that we could learn about how the backend works?

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