Days calculate

[ahaigh_lmls]

Hi 

I would like to create a flow that sends a reminder on the first day of each month...even better would be the first working day of each month.  I have it set to run every four Mondays, which is okay, but closer to the first of the month would be ideal.

[edgonzales]

@ahaigh_lmls 

Hi there!  I was looking at the recurrence trigger and it looks like you can run it once a month, and begin on the first of the month.  Will that work for you?

Keep us posted.

-Ed-

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[ahaigh_lmls]

Ed,

Thanks for jumping in. 🙂 The syntax is confusing though, does that occur once monthly, or on the first of the month.

What do you think?  

Adam

[edgonzales]

My expectation would be that it would run every month on the first.

Another approach might be to have something run daily, and look at the date, if it's equal to '1', then run your Flow.

Try it out and keep us posted.

-Ed-

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[ahaigh_lmls]

Will do...Thanks for your suggestions.

Best regards,

Adam

[v-bacao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ahaigh_lmls ,

Please refer to the following method to configure Flow.

Set Flow to run once a day to check if the current date is the first working day of the month.

Use the Expression below to get the first working day of the month.

if(not(or(equals(dayOfWeek(startOfMonth(utcNow())),0),equals(dayOfWeek(startOfMonth(utcNow())),6))),startOfMonth(utcNow(),'yyyy-MM-dd'),addDays(startOfMonth(utcNow()),if(equals(dayOfWeek(startOfMonth(utcNow())),0),1,2),'yyyy-MM-dd'))

If they are equal, send the reminder.

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Hope it helps.

Best Regards,