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Save items from an RSS feed in Excel and format its data by examples

plarrue Profile Picture Posted by plarrue Moderator

How long have you spent trying to figure out how to use the format Date in a script or in any other configuration 

 

Let’s take a look with this solution on how to trigger a flow when a feed item is published (RSS) and add a row into a table and see how we can gain time with format data by examples 

  

Select + New Flow > Automated cloud flow  

Add a name to your flow > Select the trigger When a feed item is published RSS  

  

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Select an RSS feed URL  https://powerusers.microsoft.com/jgvjg48436/rss/board?board.id=BuildingFlows

Choose a property that will be used for trigger state > PublishDate 

  

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Select + New Step > Select the Action Add a row into a table (Excel Online Business)
Select Location > OneDrive for Business
Select Document Library > OneDrive
Select a file from your OneDrive location
 

Select the table that you have previously created (Learn how to create a table in Excel)  

  

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Select Publication Date > Select Expression > Select Format data by examples  

  

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Select Feed published on > Provide an Example
Select an Example value and a Desired output
 

  

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Select Get expression  

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Select Apply 

  

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Select Title > Select Feed Title from the dynamic content list
Select Links > Select Primary feed link from the dynamic content list
 

 

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Select Save > Test flow 

Congratulations your flow is ready 

  

Now, let’s see the column Publication Date on the Excel spreadsheet 

  

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