Hello,
Can anyone tell me why, when I run another workflow instance on an item that already exists the ID # that applies to the title, duplicates?
So for instance (initial instance): Office Supplies - Company Name - 1
Re-ran instance and received: Office Supplies - Company Name - 1 - 1
In the workflow action (NAC), I have the following…
Best answer by SimonMuntz
I figured it would override the existing?
The action is overwriting the existing. It just happens that the existing is currentTitle -1.
The only way to prevent this is to check if the title has been appended with an ID. Then use a Run If action that runs if the title has not been appended. If it has been appended, the action is skipped.
+23Hi
The first time the workflow runs, the title is updated with the current title name, and then the ID is appended.
currentTitle -1
When you re-run the workflow, the current title is now currentTitle -1, so the update action reads the current title, which is currentTitle -1, and adds -1.
currentTitle -1 -1
Does that clarify the issue for you?
Hello and thanks for your response! I’m still a bit confused… how do I stop the additional “- 1” to be applied? I figured it would override the existing?!
If I re-run the instance, how do I get the title to override or remain the initial?
Thanks
+23I figured it would override the existing?
The action is overwriting the existing. It just happens that the existing is currentTitle -1.
The only way to prevent this is to check if the title has been appended with an ID. Then use a Run If action that runs if the title has not been appended. If it has been appended, the action is skipped.
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