Set recurrence start time using a flow

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Good morning,

I need to know if there is a way to set a start time on a recurrence of one flow using another flow.

What I want to do:

One flow scans the start time of the next shift. this start time should be the start time of another flow.

Problem:

I cannot find a trigger "a shift starts" or another way to set a reccurence start time.

If there is still a post, I am sorry because of my bad english. Maybe you can send me a link. Thanks a lot 🙂

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Serbay 213 on at

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Hi, Phil
From where and how do you read the shift?

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Serbay

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Phil_NPO 102 on at

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Hello Serbay,

I read the shifts using action "List all Shifts" in power automate, put them in an array variable and filter it.

Maybe I only need a trigger "when a shift starts"

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Hi Phil,
Solution to that, If you have already a flow which captures the start date from shift, then you could create a Solution, and in the solution, create a parent flow and a child flow. Then once start time is equal the current time you could call the child flow.
Go to Solutions tab, create a flow (child flow) with Manual Trigger, then add Run a child flow action at the end of your parent flow.
Use your flow which scans the start time as a parent flow and then call the other one as a child flow.
As an example,
Additionally, at the end of your child flow, please add "Respond to a PowerApp or Flow" action.

Please let me know, if this method will solve your issue.

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Serbay

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Phil_NPO 102 on at

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Oh yes, this sounds great. I will try! Thanks for your solution

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Is "Run a Child Flow" a premium feature? I cannot find it

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Hi Phil,
You should be able to see the action if you follow this;
Go to solutions in the left panel -> click new solution -> Click created solution -> Then Click New -> Cloud Flow

First Flow (Child),

Second Flow (Parent),

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Maybe I am too stupid for this. I am sorry. But i cannot find run a child flow action. The whole category "Flows" is missing.

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Hi Phil,
You will see the action, if you create your flows under solution.
Otherwise you will not. Please follow the instructions in my previous message.

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Serbay

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