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Posted on by DW-29040054-0 2
I have created a simple flow that saves an email attachment that was received in Outlook to a SharePoint site.
 
When I receive the email attachment, the file is called "DW_DBRSACCT.csv". Before it saves in the SharePoint site, I need the output file name to be "DW_DBRSACCT_YYYY_MM_DD.csv".
 
How can I accomplish this?
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    Vish WR Profile Picture
    Vish WR 3,748 on at
     

    1. Open your Create file (SharePoint) action.

    2. Click into the File Name field.

    3. Switch to the Expression tab in the dynamic content popup.

    4. Paste the following expression:

    5.  concat('DW_DBRSACCT_', formatDateTime(utcNow(), 'yyyy_MM_dd'), '.csv')

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    sumit_artesian Profile Picture
    sumit_artesian 261 on at
     
    To rename the file in the format that you specified, here is how you can setup your flow. I have used a "Manually trigger a flow" trigger, but you can keep your original "When an email arrives" trigger. Sharing a few screenshots for your reference.
     
    Note: Change triggerBody()?['file']?['name'] with the attachment name that is exposed from your "When an email arrives" trigger.
     
    Overall flow:
     
    Initialize variable:
    Value: 
    slice(triggerBody()?['file']?['name'], 0, lastIndexOf(triggerBody()?['file']?['name'], '.'))

    Initialize variable 1:
    Value: 
    slice(triggerBody()?['file']?['name'], lastIndexOf(triggerBody()?['file']?['name'], '.'))

    Create file:
    File Name: 
    concat(variables('varFileName'), '_', formatDateTime(utcNow(), 'yyyy_MM_dd'), variables('varExtension'))

    File used in this demo:
    Result:
     
    Please let me know if you face any other issues.
     
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