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Updating Date Column Based on Status Change in SharePoint List

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Trying to get the flow to record today's date in the "Date Acknowledged" column when the Status value changes to "Task Acknowledged" in my SharePoint list. I created a simple flow but it won't even trigger. I'm trying to understand why. Could someone help? I also want the date to be in MM-dd-yyyy format without the time.
 
 
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  • missjenny Profile Picture
    10 on at
    I also tried changing the Condition from '🔥Status' to "🔥Status Value" as well but still nothing gets triggered.
  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at
    @missjenny If you want your flow to trigger when an item's Status value changes to Task Acknowledged—add a Trigger Condition to your flow trigger instead of using the Get changes for an item or file (properties only).
     
    Whenever you use an automated flow trigger, it's always best practice to use Trigger Conditions so your flow will only trigger when it meets your criteria. Without Trigger Conditions, your flow will trigger every time an item in your SP list is modified.

    If you aren't sure how to add Trigger Conditions to your flow, check out this YT Tutorial:
     
     
    Trigger conditions can be set in most flow triggers. These conditions you set must be true for the trigger to fire.
    In this Power Automate tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use trigger conditions in your flows to control when your Power Automate flows trigger. If your plan has flow run limits—you can avoid triggering your flows unnecessarily by using trigger conditions.
     
    I’ll cover four different flow examples that would benefit from trigger conditions:
    ⚡️ Triggering a flow when a column is changed to a specific value
    ⚡️ Triggering a Flow When an Event Updated or Deleted
    ⚡️ Triggering a Flow When a New Folder is Created
    ⚡️ Triggering a Flow When a Specific Email is Received
     
    I’ll also show you a trick on how to easily create the expressions needed and give you a few tips on how to troubleshoot your flow.
     
    IN THIS VIDEO:
    ✓ Four different flows that would benefit from trigger conditions
    ✓ What is a trigger condition?
    ✓ How to add a trigger condition to your flow
    ✓ How to trigger a flow when a column is changed to a specific value
    ✓ How to trigger a flow when an event is updated or Deleted
    ✓ How to trigger a flow when a new folder is created
    ✓ How to trigger a flow when a specific email is received
    ✓ How to troubleshoot a trigger condition
    ✓ How to prevent case sensitivity issues with a trigger condition
    ✓ How to use the filter array action to easily compose an expression that can be used in a trigger condition
     
     
    Hope this helps!

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  • David_MA Profile Picture
    14,595 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Do you have a trigger condition configured for the flow? If so, please show what it is. If you don't have any trigger conditions set, did you change any of the default settings of the trigger action? If so, please show what those are. Otherwise, if you updated an item in the list and your flow is not triggering, that would indicate an issue I have yet to encounter. 
     
    Can you also check one thing in your list. Is versioning turned on? The trigger When an item or file is modified relies on this being turned on to know when to trigger.

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