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Sep 20, 2022 10:53 PM
Hi everyone, very simple use case here:
When sending weekly or even daily digests - it is nice to have the date or time in the subject of the email!
We can do this by using the trigger date from step 1.
However the formatting is a bit gross. Is it possible to format this date and time so it shows up as friendly or even use a date format formula within the automations ‘send email’ subject line or body?
Sep 21, 2022 01:53 AM
Hi @Sean_Wilson, I usually end up just creating a formula field specifically to format a date for the email; not the most elegant solution but it works I guess
Hopefully someone has a better idea
Sep 25, 2022 06:53 AM
Hi Adam,
It looks like this wouldnt work because the date an automation is triggered is not saved within the record, unless I am missing something?
Sep 25, 2022 04:48 PM
You can use a formula field like this and the automation will use the value at the time the automation is run.
DATETIME_FORMAT(TODAY(), 'M/D/YYYY')
Sep 25, 2022 05:42 PM
Oh wow, yes, I feel like an idiot for not realising this earlier haha
Feb 15, 2023 08:40 AM
Where did you put this formula?
Feb 17, 2023 09:21 AM
Hey Sean -- where did you PUT the formula? The current optics are a bit rough but if this cleans it up that would be great! Thanks!