Hello Everyone,

I was trying to set dynamic [Due date] with [Date type] as relative on [Ask For Approval] action in flow designer based on some condition. I tried to search online on how can I achieve this requirement but had no luck. So, I started working on this and I was able to set dynamic [Due date] with [Date type] as relative on [Ask For Approval]. I am sharing my experience in this article so that it can be helpful to others in case if they have similar requirement.

To set the [Due date] dynamically with [Date type] as relative you will need to set the values for the key shown in below JSON object.

{"action":"cancel","date_type":"relative","date":"2022-08-22 23:23:26","duration":"1","duration_type":"minutes","schedule":"38fa64edc0a8016400f4a5724b0434b8","schedule_label":"24 x 7"}

You can use the script option available on [Due date] field to set it dynamically. In below exmaple I have created a simple flow for Standard Laptop catalog item and

Based on the below 2 check box we will set dynamic [Due date] with [Date type] as relative.

If [Adobe Acrobat] and [Adobe Photoshop] are checked then set the [Due date] as 3 minutes from current date and time

If anyone of [Adobe Acrobat] or [Adobe Photoshop] checkbox is checked then set the [Due date] as 2 minutes from current date and time

if none of these check box is checked then default the [Due date] as 1 minute from current date and time

Below is the script used to set the [Due date] dynamically

var dueDateJson = {};
dueDateJson["action"] = "cancel";
dueDateJson["date_type"] = "relative";
//you can set default date or can leave it blank;
dueDateJson["date"] = "";
// set default duration as 1 minute
dueDateJson["duration"] = "1";
dueDateJson["duration_type"] = "minutes";
dueDateJson["schedule"] = "38fa64edc0a8016400f4a5724b0434b8";
dueDateJson["schedule_label"] = "24 x 7";

var acrobatChecked = fd_data._1__get_catalog_variables.acrobat;
var photoshopChecked = fd_data._1__get_catalog_variables.photoshop;
var gdt = new GlideDateTime();
dueDateJson["date"] = gs.nowDateTime();
if (acrobatChecked && photoshopChecked) {
    // set duration to 3 minutes
    dueDateJson["duration"] = "3";
} else if (photoshopChecked || acrobatChecked) {
    // set duration to 2 minutes
    dueDateJson["duration"] = "2";
}
// return the string version of JSON Object
return JSON.stringify(dueDateJson); 

TEST RESULTS:

1. If both [Adobe Acrobat] and [Adobe Photoshop] are checked then [Due date] is set as (i.e 3 minutes from created/current date)

Approval [state] will be changed to No Longer Required once the [Due date] is reached:

2. If anyone of [Adobe Acrobat] and [Adobe Photoshop] is checked then [Due date] for approval is set as (i.e 2 minutes from created/current date)

3. If none of these check box is checked then [Due date] is set as (i.e 1 minute from created/current date)

Note: Relative dates always treat days as 24 hours regardless of the days schedule you select. For example, if you create a due date that expires in 1 relative day, the due date will occur in 24 hours based on the schedule you select. For an 8-5 weekdays excluding holidays schedule, a 24-hour duration is the equivalent of 2 complete business days and 6 hours into the third business day. When working with schedules where the business day is less than 24 hours, consider using relative hours instead of days.

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Thanks