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If Emtpy // Date input from forms in SharePoint list if date is missing

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Hello everyone,

 

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I have a flow. This uses the trigger on form submission. In the form survey there is a field where you can enter the date, but you don't have to (form function date input). I have now entered the “if-empty” expression that if no date has been entered in Forms, the field should remain empty in the SharePoint list. The corresponding field is also a date element in the SharePoint list. Unfortunately, I always get the following error:

 

The ‘inputs.parameters’ of workflow operation ‘Update_item_10’ of type ‘OpenApiConnection’ is not valid. Error details: Input parameter 'item/purchase date' is required to be of type 'String/date'. The runtime value '“”' to be converted doesn't have the expected format 'String/date'.”

 

The printout below as a screenshot. What am I doing wrong or what would be the correct expression?

 

Thanks for your help and best regards

 

Patrick

 

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  • Jordan-Ryan Profile Picture
    112 on at

    Unfortunately it won't work how you have designed as your putting the Date into the create payload, which means it expects a date a value. 

    You need to create an if statement above and have 2 different Create Items, one that passes the Date and one which Doesn't. 

    I hope this makes sense. 

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