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formatdatetime error

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Getting the following error message

 

InvalidTemplate. Unable to process template language expressions for action 'Condition' at line '1' and column '2876': 'In function 'formatDateTime', the value provided for date time string '256' was not valid. The datetime string must match ISO 8601 format.'.

 

What I'm trying to do is to create a flow that takes a record from List A, copies it to List B and then delete the record from List A.  My flow is based on a column that is a formula that adds days from another column.  For example, the column in question, Archive 2, is basically a formula that adds 120 days from date column.  This Archive 2 column is a date/time column set to Date only.

 

My flow syntax is:

formatDateTime(item()?['Archive_x0020_2'],'yyyy-MM-dd')

Is less than

addDays(utcNow(),-1,'yyyy-MM-dd')

 

So, when Archive 2 shows a date that is 1 day older than today's date, the flow activates.  This flow works perfectly when the column in question is the standard SharePoint Created date, not sure why it's not working on this column

 

Any ideas?

 

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  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    25,240 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    @bryanc78 

    Are you using an OData filter?  If so, I don't believe that SharePoint calculated columns are supported in OData filters. 

     

     

  • bryanc78 Profile Picture
    98 on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    @ScottShearer not sure what that is so I would say no

  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    25,240 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    @bryanc78 

    Please post a screen shot of your Flow.

     

     

  • bryanc78 Profile Picture
    98 on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    @ScottShearer 

     

     

     

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    v-bacao-msft Profile Picture
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    Re: formatdatetime error

     

    Hi @bryanc78 ,

     

    Please add a Compose action above Condition to output the value of the date field and show it to us so that we could provide a proper workaround for you.

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    Best  Regards,

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    bryanc78 Profile Picture
    98 on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    Thought I had answered this. I removed the first syntax and it worked.  Guess the formula that gave me a date didn't need to be converted

  • HarshavardhanG Profile Picture
    49 on at
    Re: formatdatetime error

    I have tried all the above solutions, but can't seem to get it working.

     

    I have raised a new post here: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/Format-timestamp-from-Excel-Online-to-send-mails/... 

     

    Can someone please guide me?

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