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Power Automate to send reminders for tasks

Venkadesh Sundaramurthy
4 min readJul 23, 2023

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In this blog post, we will explore how to use Power Automate to send reminders for tasks 7 days before the due date, on the due date, and every 7 days after until the task status is marked as completed.

Prerequisites:

  • Create SharePoint List and name it as ‘TaskList’
  • Add columns as below

Step-by-Step procedure to create a flow:

Step 1: Set Up Recurrence

The first step is to configure a recurring trigger in Power Automate. This trigger will run the flow every day, serving as the foundation for sending timely reminders for tasks.

Log into Power Automate Portal > Create > Scheduled Cloud flow

Give Flow Name > Set Repeat Every Field with ‘1’ and ‘Day’

Step 2: Fetch In-Progress Tasks

Next, use the “Get items” action to retrieve tasks from your SharePoint task list. Apply a filter to include only tasks with the status…

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Venkadesh Sundaramurthy
Venkadesh Sundaramurthy

Written by Venkadesh Sundaramurthy

Solution Architect | Microsoft 365 | SharePoint | Power Platform | Azure | Integration | Automation | Super User in Power Automate community

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