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Hello,

I have the Power Automate below but I don't get the correct local time in the Excel table.

The correct time is in the received message but as soon as it goes through the Power Automate I have an incorrect time in the sheet.

What can I change?

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Chriddle 8,690 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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The date probably is in UTC.
Use convertFromUtc() to convert to your local time zone.

If the according Excel column is formated as DateTime, don't use a format string but set the Excel connector's DateTime Format to ISO 8601 (in the connector's advanced options) and set the values display settings within Excel.

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frixel 1,089 on at

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Hi @Chriddle

Now i get this.

But i get then this error.

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Chriddle 8,690 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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The error is from the addHours() function and it states that the datetime value is null.

This shouldn't happen. Are you sure that you are processing triggerOutputs()?['body/receivedDateTime']

Furthermore

Why do you still add 2 hours?

Why do you convert utcNow() to local time. Isn't this about triggerOutputs()?['body/receivedDateTime']?

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frixel 1,089 on at

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i don`t understand 😢

When i don`t use the '2' in:

addHours(triggerBody()?['DateTimeReceived'],'dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss')

then i get this error

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frixel 1,089 on at

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When i do this then i get the right time

addHours(triggerBody()?['DateTimeReceived'],1,'dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss')

So i think i must

addHours(triggerBody()?['DateTimeReceived'],'dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss')

combine with

utcnow()

is that what it is, i don`t know how to do that

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David_MA 14,644 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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I believe your problem Is caused because your expression is not valid. The expression needs to include T in the expression: addHours(triggerBody()?['DateTimeReceived'],'yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss')

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frixel 1,089 on at

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I can do this

convertTimeZone(utcnow(),'UTC','W. Europe Standard Time','dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')

in the expression what is working with the right time and date in the Excel sheet

But than it takes NOT the time that the eMail is received.

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Chriddle 8,690 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Just replace utcNow() with triggerBody()?['DateTimeReceived'] in your expression.

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