I have a workflow that is working flawlessly on a ...
# suiteflown
NS Admin
11/23/2021, 3:50 PMI have a workflow that is working flawlessly on a custom record (mostly after field edit actions). Now I am getting asked if it is possible to edit from the List and get the same behavior. That doesnt seem like it is possible as nothing is firing on my After Field Edit actions. I've been digging through the help center and I'm concerned I may just be querying incorrectly. Can anyone confirm that it is not possible to fire these type of actions from the List?
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KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:28 PMNo - after field edit is client and your list view won't fire off client workflows
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KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:28 PMWait. That might not be true now that I think about it
KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:29 PMI don't think after field edit should work - but a before submit might.
KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:29 PMGranted - that might have been a before record submit and not a before user submit.
KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:30 PMThe reason for my confusion there is I think I've done a show message workflow action from a list view
KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:31 PMI wouldn't think after field edit would work because you are submitting after each edit as opposed to working with the whole record
KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 4:32 PMProbably the simplest way to check is add a single action to show message after field edit and see if it fires off
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NS Admin
11/23/2021, 5:24 PMThanks for the tip. Sees to work on some fields. Doesnt like dates or time fields at the moment. Continuing to test.
NS Admin
11/23/2021, 5:30 PMHad to change the formulas to not use the nlapi.... but it works now on beforesubmit. UX is a little clunky as they wont see the results until refresh but there are pros and cons to everything I guess 🙂 🤷♂️
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KevinJ of Kansas
11/23/2021, 5:37 PMThe context is Xedit - so you can always add an additional step with the different stuff on it so the UI experience is still the preferred method
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