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What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

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Posted on by johnjohn123 3,502

We have a scheduled Power automate flow which get items that have their ExpiryDate = Today()-14 days || Today()-30 days || Today()-60 days , as follow:-

 

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now the flow runs at 12:30 am each day.. but on rare occasions the flow fail to run, so we want to run it manually and pass the date which might be yesterday instead on getting Today() date.. so my question is , can we pass parameters to the scheduled flow? so it will be Today() date by default and can be defined manually if the flow will be run manually? if this is not possible then what other approaches do we have? to run the flow in case it fails on specific day?

thanks

 

 

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    yashag2255 24,523 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

    Hi @johnjohn123 

     

    Yes, you can pass a parameter to the child flow from the scheduled flow. I am referring to the instance when you are trying to run the scheduled flow manually from the flow details page, at that point you cannot pass on parameters to the scheduled flow. 

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

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    johnjohn123 3,502 on at
    Re: What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

    @yashag2255 no i can pass parameters to the child flow when run it from the scheduled flow or manually

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    yashag2255 24,523 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

    @johnjohn123 

     

    In the child flow also, you will not be able to pass the parameter manually when it is triggered from the parent i.e., scheduled flow. 

     

    For a child flow, you can try out creating the flow with the same steps in the recurrence flow and get rid of everything else from the recurring flow. You can pass a parameter to the child from the recurrence flow and then if something fails, manually call the child flow again with the parameter being passed manually.

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

    If this reply has answered your question or solved your issue, please mark this question as answered. Answered questions helps users in the future who may have the same issue or question quickly find a resolution via search. If you liked my response, please consider giving it a thumbs up. THANKS!

     

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    johnjohn123 3,502 on at
    Re: What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

    @yashag2255 i find this way >> create a new solution>> define a manual workflow which contain a parameter and define it as a child flow >> then create a scheduled flow and call the child flow from the scheduled one. in-case the scheduled one fail >> i can run the child record manually .. what do you think ?

     

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    yashag2255 24,523 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: What are the approaches we can have to run a schduled flow and pass to it a specifc date if run manully

    Hi @johnjohn123 

     

    We cannot pass parameters to a scheduled flow. You can try one of the below options: 

    1. Save the flow you already have with the scheduled trigger as a new flow and then change it to a manual one. You can configure the input to pass a date value and change the formulas accordingly on the respective actions. This flow can then be run manually if the scheduled one fails. 

    2. Another thing you can do is, to identify the point where the scheduled flow is running and then setup some error handling to carry out a set of actions if the flow run fails. 

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

    If this reply has answered your question or solved your issue, please mark this question as answered. Answered questions helps users in the future who may have the same issue or question quickly find a resolution via search. If you liked my response, please consider giving it a thumbs up. THANKS!

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