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Cannot use utcnow

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Posted on by nriva 4

Hi all,

I am trying to use the function utcnow() to get a timestamp but I cannot figure out how to do it.

This is my simple flow:

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When I execute the flow, the text of the  mobile notification I get is:

"@utcnow()"

 

and not the expected timestamp.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

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  • DouglasRomao Profile Picture
    DouglasRomao 224 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @nriva,

     

    You can use the trigger button options to get the actual date/time, look:

     

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    It works too Smiley Very Happy

     

    Regards,

    Douglas Romão

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    gamoraes Profile Picture
    gamoraes 1,040 on at

    Hi @nriva.

     

    I think that @douglasromao post is the best solution, is clean and works.

     

    But just to explain, you are receiving the @utcNow because in compose to use functions we need to put " after and before, your compose should contains this text: "@utcNow"

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Gustavo Moraes

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