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Using DateTime fields from SharePoint can be a royal PITA.  Here's the simplest way I've found to do a quick conversion from UTC time to AUS time. What Using Flow, when you pull dates from a SharePoint list, even if they look right in SharePoint, they come out wrong in Flow. Why SharePoint Lists store DateTime values in UTC format behind the scenes in the database.  This means even if you have Regional Settings set up in SharePoint to show the correct DateTime in the list, when you pull the data out using other applications, it spits out in UTC. We want to fix that. How The expression I use to quickly convert the timezone AND format it to the correct dd/mm/yyyy format is ConvertTimeZone() . This function expects the following information: ConvertTimeZone(DateTimeString, SourceTimeZone, DestinationTimeZone, Format) Here's an example I've used in an Email Action in Flow: convertTimeZone(triggerBody() ?[ 'DateTimeFromSharePoint' ], 'UTC'...

What:  Surprisingly had some trouble with this simple task, so here's how you can avoid wasting 20 minutes of your life.  If you have a list column that is of type Date AND Time, it can be difficult to set it to the current date and time inside a workflow. Why:  You might like to do this if you were logging changes to items to a separate list for reporting on later. How (quick): Create a string variable called 'CurrentDateTime', set the string variable to equal 'CurrentDate[space]CurrentTime'.  Set your DateTime list column to equal the workflow variable CurrentDateTime. How (detailed): Create a Workflow Variable called ' CurrentDateTime ' of type ' Single line of text ' Create a 'Set Variable' step and set CurrentDateTime to equal value: Current Date[space]Current Time (these two values can be found under common variables tab). Update the field on the list item to equal the Workflow variable you just set.  In my ...