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Scenario - Users on a form select a drop down value which I want to set back to blank after every form save

 

I've seen a few other post how to do it on-prem but those solution don't working in Office 365.

- A blank variable can't be used (error message below)

     Some parameters failed the validation check.

      -  InputMetaDataXml] : The 'Fields to update' is invalid. Input string was not in a correct format.

- The update item column property can't be left blank

- A variable cant be set to a blank value

 

If left blank in Update List Item you get the action error

 

My only workaround is to use a custom "Please select" item and set a validation against that for this scenario, but it wouldn't work in others.

Yup - hit this one before. This is a workaround.

1. Create a Workflow Variable - call it NullText or something similar (with no value)

2. Set the variable you want to blank-out to value NullText

Please explain point 2, as shown in i image above Variable can't be set to a blank or are you saying

Variable1 = (blank)

Variable2 = Variable1

Item Update Column = Variable2

After creating the Null Text variable (Variable1), do not assign it a value.

Set workflow Variable2 to value Variable1

At run time Variable1 has a null value and this can be used to blank out Variable2

Bingo! I've come to expect the unexpected in Nintex O365

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