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Hello, I am making a flow that is the following: when creating or modifying a file in a sharepoint, copy it to a path of a local computer. I would need it to be repeated after 30 min.

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ScottShearer 25,270 Most Valuable Professional on at

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@Jordib

To accomplish your goal, you'll need to use the File System Connector. The file system connector requires that you install and configure the On-Premises Data Gateway on your computer. Here is a link to documentation on the File System Connector.

There are a number of templates that use the File system connector and SharePoint - I suggest that, once you install the data gateway, you create a Flow using one of the templates to gain experience with the File system connector.

To create your Flow, you'll want to use a recurrence trigger and a SharePoint Get items action along with an OData filter so that you only retrieve items that are modified within the last hour.

Please post here if you need additional help once the data gateway is installed.

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Hello, thanks for answering. The flow is already created. I just need that in case of error the process is repeated automatically after 30 min or 1 h

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Please post a screen shot of your Flow and I will assist. The error handling may involve involve changing the retry settings as well as configuring the run after settings.

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Jordib 10 on at

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The flow works correctly, I want the repetition in case the PC is out of network or off

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I undertsand that the Flow is functioning correctly. However, it is difficult to tell you how to configure it for your requiremenst without seeing it.

One technique would be to use a variable - make it a boolean and initialize it to false. Place the action that that is going to error our inside of a do until loop. Immediately after the action that may error, include a delay action. Configure the run after settings on thedelay to run only if the action before it has failed. Next, configure a set variable action to run only if the action before it (the delay action) is skipped. In this action, set the variable to true.

The Do until loop will time out in one hour by default. Make sure that you change the timeout by click on change limits in the action.

The loop should run until the variable equals true.

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Jordib 10 on at

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Hello,
Could you send me a sample capture? many thanks

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RezaDorrani 12,143 on at

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Hi @Jordib

The Flow will run at the background even if the PC is out of network

If you go to the settings action for your Flow action for file system
you can set the retry policy as a fixed interval
Set counter to 90 (it will try 90 times)
Set interval as PT30M

this will ensure the action keeps retrying for 30 mins 90 times if it fails

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Reza Dorrani

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