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Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

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Can someone please run through the steps to set up a workflow to send an 7 day overdue email from a sharepoint document library

 

I have a document library that has a column for 'response date' (Date) and a column 'review confirmed by' (people picker).

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i want a flow that 

1. recurrence - I have done

2. get files (properties only) This is the only one i can find for document library) - i have this and added filter query i used filter query ResponseDate eq '@{addDays(utcNow(), -7, 'dd/MM/yyyy')}' 

3. if column response date is 7 days overdue and review confirmed by column is blank (what do i do here)

4. send an email- i cant get this to work even with a apply to each

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Please help

thanks

 

 

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    v-chengfen-msft Profile Picture
    on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Hi @Jenine1_1 ,

    "body":{"value":[]}}

    This value is null, after filtering, the trigger does not filter out anything.

    I guess your Filter Query may be wrong

    Here are some link for your reference:

    Power Automate SharePoint Get Items Filter Query + 12 Examples - EnjoySharePoint

    Solved: power automate get files (properties) only filter ... - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)

    Best Regards

    Cheng Feng

     

  • Jenine1_1 Profile Picture
    91 on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    is this what you need

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    here is my entire flow

     

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    Can i put in the filter query in get files (properties only) - this filter query would that be better somehow?

    Jenine1_1_3-1665542393357.png

    and then change something in the apply to each would that work?

     

    thanks

  • v-chengfen-msft Profile Picture
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    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Hi @Jenine1_1 ,

    could you please show the output of Get_file(property only )?

    I guess output is null, so the subsequent content is not implemented.

     

    Best Regards

    Cheng Feng

  • Jenine1_1 Profile Picture
    91 on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Thank you for this, I did change the eq to lt and changed the email to emailv2 but it still didnt send an email

     

    thank you for your help

  • Jenine1_1 Profile Picture
    91 on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Hello,

     

    thank you for your insite.

     

    i have done as you have suggested but still not working

     

    the reviewed by column is not a people picker it is a text column.  i have a flow that when the person responsible clicks on a link via an email it sets of another workflow to confirm that they have done something.  that then updates the reviewed by column with their name and date. so the condition for reviewed by doesnt have /display name - it is - outputs('Get_file_properties')?[body/reviewed by'].

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    the flow runs but does not send email

    Jenine1_1_0-1665533434544.png

    not sure why

     

    thanks

  • v-chengfen-msft Profile Picture
    on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Hi @Jenine1_1 ,

    Do you mean to filter out files where [response date] is 7 days ago and [review Confirmed by] is empty?

    Filter Query in [Get files (properties only)] is not good for filtering (people picker)

    Maybe you could try:

    Add [Get file properties] to get the detailed information of the [review confirmed by] column.

    Add [Condition] to judge whether the [review confirmed by] column’s DisplayName is empty.

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    Best Regards

    Cheng Feng

     

  • Sundeep_Malik Profile Picture
    6,480 on at
    Re: Send overdue email from a document library in sharepoint

    Hey @Jenine1_1 

    Try 2 things.

     

    1)

    In filter query write

    ResponseDate lt 'addDays(utcNow(), -7, 'dd/MM/yyyy')'

     

    2) Use send email v2 of outlook. The email notification V3 bugs out.

     

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