Schedule flow for specific number of times

[PradipTrainer]

Hi Team,

I would like to know if there is a way to limit the schedule flow to a specific number of times. 

Let's say I have a flow that runs every day. I would like it to run 10 times and then stop. Please help. 

Thanks.

[efialttes · Accepted solution]

Hi!

You mean a recurrence trigger based flow?

You can store nr of executions in an external repository (excel, CDS, sharepoint list, etc)

Now, everytime your triggee is executed, first step is to read the counter from external repository, then increment its value, add a Condition action block to evaluate if new counter value is greater than 10, now on the true branch add a Terminate action block. At the bottom of the flow, just after the Condition action block, place your current logic.

Hope this helps

[efialttes · Accepted solution]

Hi again!

There is another approach without an externañ repository. So if you know the first date your flow is to be execute, you can design your flow to calculate current date execution by means of utcNow() wdl expression, then taking start date as reference, check if current date execution is the same or any of the 9 following days.

THis second approach is better explained here

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Flow-to-send-an-email-in-outlook-365/m-p/...

In this case you can even move this logic to the trigger, by means of conditional trigger functionality... so if the condition is not met flow will not be executed. GReat explanation here

https://www.timlinenterprises.com/microsoft-power-automate-flow-trigger-conditions/

Hope this helps