Bool() Not Outputting Custom Values

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Greetings,

I'm working with Plumsail Documents via a direct call from PowerAutomate and I'm trying to use the bool() filter to output custom text instead of true or false.

My template line looks like this:

{{ engagement.displayOptions.showResult | bool(yay, nay) }}

My payload structure is:

{
  "engagement": {
    "displayOptions": {
      "showResult": true
    }
  }
}

The boolean itself resolves correctly — I get true when the value is true and false when it's false.

But no matter what I try, the custom text (yay / nay) never appears. The output is always the literal boolean.

I'm expecting to see:

yay

…but I keep getting:

true

Has anyone run into this? What’s the correct way to get bool() to output custom text?

As an alternative, I tried using {{prop}:checkbox}, but I don’t think that works when the template is generated through a Power Automate request. Open to any suggestions!

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Hello @pointmanbx ,

The issue is most likely caused by using the Modern engine instead of the Classic one. Please try to use the following template, it is designed for the Classic engine:
{{engagement.displayOptions.showResult}:bool(yay, nay)}

If this doesn’t help, could you please let me know which Plumsail connector you’re using in Power Automate? This will help me investigate the issue further.

Best regards,
Aleksandra
Plumsail team

3

Thank you @Aleksandra, that was the issue. And to get my checkbox, I just used unicode characters to achieve the same effect.

{{engagement.displayOptions.showResult}:bool(☒,☐)}

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Hi @pointmanbx ,

Perfect! I’m so glad to hear everything is working now!

Best regards,
Aleksandra
Plumsail team