Allow current date to be populated into a custom field in an automation
Hi community members, I imagine lots of users would greatly value being able to put the current date (or perform date math) in a date field using an automation.
I have automations on competing tools that allow the current date to be put into a contact field using the "update contact property" widget (or equivalent block), such as {{other.date_format.Y-m-d}}
Currently and as far as I may see, FluentCRM forces a fixed date to be chosen from a date picker. 😟 This approach is limited.
If you like this idea, please +1 in the comments below. Let's catch the attention of the mods and FluentCRM developers to consider this feature request. 🙂
A good example is allowing an automation to populate the date a member joined a community. Or, a date five days from now to trigger something else for this contact.
+1
I've done this using an API call (webhook via Make.com). It's a bit of a technical setup but it works.
Hi Chris Davis , thanks for letting us know that you solved this issue. Are you willing to share your solution with the community that allows a "simple tech person" to implement your solution? I hope you consider this request. Cheers! 😀
Loren Strand sure. I can record a walk through and post it.
I did send this as a request to support a few weeks ago
Excellent initiative Karl Gilis ! What I find challenging is which Fluent has a public roadmap for other products (such as https://fluentbooking.com/roadmap/8/), I see no such thing for FluentCRM. There is a huge opportunity for Fluent to be more transparent with its community. Yet, it seems they resist doing so. Any thoughts why? cc Shahjahan Jewel
Loren Strand finally got some time to sit down and record how I'm doing it for you. Again, it's a bit technical but doable: https://youtu.be/Q75zcyvxIBA