im running 3 searches in getinput. 1: production results to be processed by map. 2: counts hours to be passed on. 3: counts material weight to be passed on.

Use N/cache module to get the value from other stages

That's how this conversation started. I don't believe N/cache should be used in this way, as it's intended for improving performance, not as a storage mechanism. Specifically:

A cached value is not guaranteed to stay in the cache for the full duration of the ttl value. The ttl value represents the maximum time that the cached value may be stored.

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