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

    11-02-2022 12:38 PM - last edited 11-03-2022 02:00 AM

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

    ‎11-02-2022 12:38 PM

    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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