Update Folder Modified date when new file added

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Hi All,

I'm trying to create a flow that will update the date modified on my case files (folders), when a file is added or modified. The goal here is to have the case file's modified date match the most recent document modified date.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Pstork1 68,707 Most Valuable Professional on at

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The modified date is normally populated by the system and can't be updated manually. There are ways to force it to update using a REST call. This article talks about how to make these updates in Flow, but the REST call is the same.

http://johnliu.net/blog/2019/2/flowninja-hack-78-modifying-modified-by-and-modified-time-with-microsoft-flow

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Thanks. How do I get the name of the folder the file is located in? I'd like the flow to run at the library level and every time a file is created, adjust the date modified on the appropriate folder / case file. (I fully realize I'm probably missing something very basic here).

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You should be able to get the name of the Folder from the Path for the file. But this is not going to be a simple easy Flow to write. It should be possible, but I doubt you are missing something basic.

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Hi @cdn4lf ,

There is a property called 'Folder Path' under When a file is created (Properties only) step. So you could use that and go through the API update link which @Pstork1 mentioned.

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