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JSON Sharepoint List Action Button - update to today's date
I have a SharePoint list with a column button. When the button is pressed, based on other conditions, I want to update a SharePoint column (internal name SuspendEndDate) to the current date. SuspendE...
Hi Annette1101 - try using utcNow() first.
Otherwise, check out this post on dates, SharePoint and JSON: SharePoint Online Date calculation with JSON - Microsoft Community Hub.
My first instinct as I'm more familiar with Power Automate than JSON was to have the button kick off a flow, like this post explains JSON syntax clickable button to capture/record the time and date now - Microsoft Community Hub
Hope that helps!
Unfortunately, utcNow() doesn't work! I am not inclined to kick off a Power Automate from the button as it would require the user to perform a few clicks. I do have a Power Automate that runs on a trigger when the status changes, based on a trigger, so I will add that field update to that flow instead of trying to change it with a setValue as it clearly doesn't work for a date field.