# Ask the community

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## [About the Ask the community category](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/about-the-ask-the-community-category/13)

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**Author:** [@Renger](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Renger)\
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Need help using and configuring Yeeflow? Ask your fellow users here!

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## [Getting the ID of the current user in custom code](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/getting-the-id-of-the-current-user-in-custom-code/448)

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**Author:** [@howard](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/howard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/getting-the-id-of-the-current-user-in-custom-code/448 "2026-06-24T01:34:27Z")

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I am using custom code in approval form. How do I get the ID of the current user. This will help me with the filtering to display user-specific data.

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## [使用表单维护数据，并用查阅项进行连接，外部表单如何使用这个查阅项](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/topic/435)

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**Author:** [@saddda](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/saddda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/topic/435 "2025-11-07T00:47:14Z")

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我需要查阅项来维护我的数据，同时有个外部表单也需要使用查阅项 请问有什么直接或者间接的办法让外部表单可以使用查阅项

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## [Query on Document Generate workflow function](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/query-on-document-generate-workflow-function/434)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/query-on-document-generate-workflow-function/434 "2025-10-23T00:39:02Z")

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Hi Yeeflow, As Topic, i am working with Document Generate function with word template. And i am facing issue on the merged table content presentation. Would like to know if there any way or sample for control the tabl…

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## [How should I use actions to switch between Tabs?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-should-i-use-actions-to-switch-between-tabs/432)

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**Author:** [@nijineko](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/nijineko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-should-i-use-actions-to-switch-between-tabs/432 "2025-09-17T01:40:25Z")

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I want to switch the Tabs component to a specific Tab after clicking a button. How can I achieve this? I tried using custom code, but the documentation isn’t detailed enough, and I couldn’t find a way to control the comp…

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## [How to export e-signature data field to excel report or form report?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-export-e-signature-data-field-to-excel-report-or-form-report/428)

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**Author:** [@Eva\_Ng](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Eva_Ng)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-export-e-signature-data-field-to-excel-report-or-form-report/428 "2025-09-12T04:41:35Z")

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I created a data list and form with e-signature data field in yeeflow. When I using export function to export the data list to excel, the e-signature field not found in the excel report. I tried to convert the data list…

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## [When the fields are empty, where can I configure this English portal to display in Japanese?空欄のときに、この英語のポータルはどこから日本語に設置しますか](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/when-the-fields-are-empty-where-can-i-configure-this-english-portal-to-display-in-japanese/408)

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**Author:** [@chenlu](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/chenlu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/when-the-fields-are-empty-where-can-i-configure-this-english-portal-to-display-in-japanese/408 "2025-08-04T03:26:26Z")

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## [HTTP Request Action is not supported in Public Form?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/http-request-action-is-not-supported-in-public-form/411)

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**Author:** [@cs\_yyw](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/cs_yyw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/http-request-action-is-not-supported-in-public-form/411 "2025-08-01T07:45:01Z")

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When calling HTTP Request Action in a Public Form. A tip is showed saying that “The requested method not found”. Is it normal? Thank for the advice.

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## [How to recall datalist on add/edit triggered workflow](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-recall-datalist-on-add-edit-triggered-workflow/409)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-recall-datalist-on-add-edit-triggered-workflow/409 "2025-06-25T03:24:50Z")

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Hi YeeFlow As Topic, other than admin interruption, is there any ways to recall/terminate the running workflow which is on data list item added/modified trigger. I did a try by tick the option of assignment task, but n…

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## [The usage of the "Request title" field in draft list](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/the-usage-of-the-request-title-field-in-draft-list/396)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/the-usage-of-the-request-title-field-in-draft-list/396 "2025-05-06T07:07:48Z")

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Hi Yeeflow, As per topic question, I would like to know the use of the “Request title” field or says any control of the field which I can make use to provide more information from the list view. Thank you.

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## [When updating list data via the API, null values fail to overwrite pre-existing data](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/when-updating-list-data-via-the-api-null-values-fail-to-overwrite-pre-existing-data/390)

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**Author:** [@CHENZHENGHAO](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/CHENZHENGHAO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/when-updating-list-data-via-the-api-null-values-fail-to-overwrite-pre-existing-data/390 "2025-04-24T09:51:08Z")

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When using Yeeflow’s API to update specific list entries, attempting to replace original values with empty strings " "fails to overwrite the existing content.

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## [Approval Form - KYC/KYP Workflow - Assignment Task - "Automatically approve" option](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/approval-form-kyc-kyp-workflow-assignment-task-automatically-approve-option/388)

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**Author:** [@Greski](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Greski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/approval-form-kyc-kyp-workflow-assignment-task-automatically-approve-option/388 "2025-03-10T14:32:08Z")

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I created an approval form where any area in my company can request a partner verification. To make that verification my area and the legal area must recieve some specific documents. When we don’t, we need to send a form…

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## [Best Practices for Handling Complex Workflows in Yeeflow](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/best-practices-for-handling-complex-workflows-in-yeeflow/368)

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**Author:** [@Natalie](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Natalie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/best-practices-for-handling-complex-workflows-in-yeeflow/368 "2025-03-06T06:50:05Z")

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Hello When designing complex workflows in Yeeflow ; users often face challenges such as nested approvals, conditional branching & performance bottlenecks in large-scale automation. What are the best practices for ensuri…

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## [Start workflow for multiple datalist Items](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/start-workflow-for-multiple-datalist-items/374)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/start-workflow-for-multiple-datalist-items/374 "2025-03-06T02:45:48Z")

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Hi Everyone, I have a data list with two columns (A and B), containing numeric values. I want to automatically add the values of column A to colum B for MULTIPLE data items. I want to do this with a workflow, however, …

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## [How to separate a sublist in Yeeflow based on defined rules to generate multiple PDFs from Word documents or implement custom pagination](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-separate-a-sublist-in-yeeflow-based-on-defined-rules-to-generate-multiple-pdfs-from-word-documents-or-implement-custom-pagination/382)

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**Author:** [@CHENZHENGHAO](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/CHENZHENGHAO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-separate-a-sublist-in-yeeflow-based-on-defined-rules-to-generate-multiple-pdfs-from-word-documents-or-implement-custom-pagination/382 "2025-03-06T02:22:01Z")

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How can I classify content within a Yeeflow sublist by date and paginate the Word output based on these categories? like this

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## [Why I am getting this error?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/377)

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**Author:** [@Natalie](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Natalie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/377 "2025-02-27T05:54:50Z")

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Hello I recently posted a query on this forum, But now it is showing this error- “ Our automated spam filter, Akismet, has temporarily hidden your post Best Practices for Handling Complex Workflows in Yeeflow for revi…

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## [How to transfer a generated PDF document from Approval Form1 to Approval Form2 in Yeeflow?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-transfer-a-generated-pdf-document-from-approval-form1-to-approval-form2-in-yeeflow/354)

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**Author:** [@Endo](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Endo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-transfer-a-generated-pdf-document-from-approval-form1-to-approval-form2-in-yeeflow/354 "2024-12-21T07:51:37Z")

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Hello, Yeeflow Community, I’m facing an issue with Yeeflow. After clicking the ‘Approval’ button in Approval Form1, I use the Generate Documents action to create a PDF file from all the data. My goal is to send this gen…

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## [How to clean up a string in Yeeflow?](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-clean-up-a-string-in-yeeflow/348)

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**Author:** [@mauro.roa](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/mauro.roa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-clean-up-a-string-in-yeeflow/348 "2024-12-16T09:32:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a form in Yeeflow and I’m facing an issue with cleaning up a string. Specifically, I have a calculated field that returns a string in the following format: \[“https://img.yeeflow.com/1c1dtpKw…

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## [Making sequence function calculator](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/making-sequence-function-calculator/351)

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**Author:** [@Endo](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Endo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/making-sequence-function-calculator/351 "2024-12-09T07:54:56Z")

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Dear Yeeflow Team, I am creating an invoice form in Yeeflow and need assistance with implementing a sequence calculator. Here’s the functionality I am looking for: When an invoice date is selected, the invoice number …

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## [Suggestion - redirecting Yeeflow to an offline page during system maintenance period](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/suggestion-redirecting-yeeflow-to-an-offline-page-during-system-maintenance-period/350)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/suggestion-redirecting-yeeflow-to-an-offline-page-during-system-maintenance-period/350 "2024-12-04T09:43:32Z")

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Hi Yeeflow, We had suffering on hidden issues due to system unstable during system maintenance period, which may cause some of the form calculation can’t process, some of the data list trigger doesn’t process, some of o…

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## [About the Newly Added Feature - Generate Document](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/about-the-newly-added-feature-generate-document/338)

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**Author:** [@sen](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/sen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/about-the-newly-added-feature-generate-document/338 "2024-11-30T04:34:45Z")

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Dear Yeeflow Community, I am thrilled to see the addition of the Generate Document action! It’s clear this will be a powerful feature that will benefit all Yeeflow users. However, I have a few questions regarding its ca…

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## [Generate Document - Word Template config for Multiple-Upload Image field](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/generate-document-word-template-config-for-multiple-upload-image-field/343)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/generate-document-word-template-config-for-multiple-upload-image-field/343 "2024-11-29T03:11:16Z")

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Hi Yeeflow As per subject, i’m trying to use the Generate Document workflow action recently. And i am facing issue while deal with Image field support Multiple-Upload. I tried using either “Repeating Section Content Co…

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## [Generate Document - Upload Word Template](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/generate-document-upload-word-template/345)

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**Author:** [@Endo](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Endo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/generate-document-upload-word-template/345 "2024-11-25T08:44:05Z")

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Hello Yeeflow Community, I am facing an issue with the Generate Documents action in Yeeflow. I uploaded a .docx file as a template, but I cannot open it after uploading. I get an error message with Error code: -25. H…

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## [Issue with the "Generate Documents" Action template file](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/issue-with-the-generate-documents-action-template-file/341)

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**Author:** [@Endo](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Endo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/issue-with-the-generate-documents-action-template-file/341 "2024-11-20T04:39:43Z")

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I am facing an issue with the “Generate Documents” action in Yeeflow. I uploaded a .docx file as a template, but I cannot open it after uploading. I get an error message with “Error code: -25” (see the attached image). …

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## [Assistance Needed with Uploaded Document Open (View) Error (-25)](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/assistance-needed-with-uploaded-document-open-view-error-25/339)

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**Author:** [@Endo](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Endo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/assistance-needed-with-uploaded-document-open-view-error-25/339 "2024-11-15T07:17:35Z")

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Hello Yeeflow Community, I’m encountering an issue with Yeeflow when attempting to open certain uploaded .doc files; I receive an “error -25” message. Notably, .pdf files are working without any problems. Could you plea…

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## [Issues realated to View Item Form in Full Page](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/issues-realated-to-view-item-form-in-full-page/337)

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**Author:** [@sen](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/sen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/issues-realated-to-view-item-form-in-full-page/337 "2024-11-14T00:44:35Z")

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Dear Yeeflow Community, I am currently facing an issue where viewing an item form in full-page mode isn’t working. Instead, it presents as a medium-sized pop-up window. Any help would be appreciated!

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## [Data List View Query](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/data-list-view-query/336)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/data-list-view-query/336 "2024-11-13T08:44:00Z")

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Hi YeeFlow, Found that the DataList item fullpage view is changed to something movable modal like recently. it’s nice to see the effort on keep improve the UX but which become not fullpage and components inside detail p…

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## [Query on Print Page Function](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/query-on-print-page-function/334)

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**Author:** [@khh](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/khh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/query-on-print-page-function/334 "2024-11-08T03:35:48Z")

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Hi Yeeflow, I recently work on the Print Page and found the print page layout not that flexible especially handling the component position is between 2 pages. I want to know if there is page break likely component for …

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## [Function to retrieve the last day of a specific month](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/function-to-retrieve-the-last-day-of-a-specific-month/330)

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**Author:** [@Zhou](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/Zhou)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/function-to-retrieve-the-last-day-of-a-specific-month/330 "2024-11-05T00:05:17Z")

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Hello, I would like to know if there is a function that can retrieve the last day of a specific month. For example, if I specify November, it should return 11/30. Is there a function that can do this?

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## [How to display Calendar View in a custom page](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-display-calendar-view-in-a-custom-page/329)

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**Author:** [@sen](https://community.yeeflow.com/u/sen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.yeeflow.com/t/how-to-display-calendar-view-in-a-custom-page/329 "2024-11-04T23:58:20Z")

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Hi Yeeflow Community, I’d like some advice on how to better display the datalist calendar view within a custom page in YeeFlow. Currently, I’m embedding the calendar view url directly, but the outcome isn’t ideal as I o…

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