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How to use a future date as a trigger

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Posted on by jvrab

I'm completely new to this and would like to use some future dates as a trigger to copy a file in Sharepoint. I managed to setup the end result (copying the file) but I'm lost with setting the dates as a trigger. Since there are several dates, I added them to a table in Excel (Table name = Core) but how do I tell Power Automate to read the dates and use them as a trigger? I guess it would be something like IF the cells of the table = TODAY but I have no clue how to set this up.

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Rhiassuring 8,690 Moderator on at

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Hi there,

Basically what you'll want to do instead is use a "Scheduled" flow to run daily.

Every day, the flow automatically runs and checks if anything = Today. If it doesn't, it ends.

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jvrab 12 on at

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Thanks!

I tried this but I think I'm still doing something wrong:
Any tips?

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Chriddle 8,436 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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utcNow() is a function and therefore needs to be inserted as an expression.

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jvrab 12 on at

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Right, thanks!

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