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Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

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Posted on by Michael90

Hey,

i recently build and app that, n order to start requires the User to make 2 date entries before it can start. Thos ehave to be in the YYYY-MM-DD format as the flow requires that exact format to do its thing. When I use a textfield asking the User to put in times manually in the requested format and connect the button with the text-textinput1/2 value, everything works perfectly fine.

However when i try to make it more comfortable and offer datepicker instead of textinput fields it gets messy. Although i changes the format(display format) of the date picker to yyyy-mm-dd i cant get it to forward that to the flow. Instead it will always send DD/MM/YYYY. Im not sure what i have to do so i can get the right input format to my flow.

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schwibach Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

@CarlosFigueira

I had this problem, too.

It was a bit frustrating that the value of the datepicker cannot directly be handed over to Power Automate.
Maybe, it would be a good idea to include this in the documentation for the modern date picker control.
Kimii 134 on at

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Re: Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

@stefano77
you use that command in power apps, OnSelect of the button to run your flow
stefano77 12 on at

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Re: Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

sorry but I'm not an expert. where is this command inserted? directly into the FLOW , where?

Thanks
Michael90 12 on at

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Re: Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

Thank you it worked perfectly
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Re: Using a Datepicker Date Value as Flow Input

You can use the Text function to convert the selected date in the date picker to the format that the flow expects. Something along the lines of
MyFlow.Run(Text(DatePicker1.SelectedDate, "yyyy-mm-dd"))