Automation of iterations - Thoughts?
I am trying to devise a way to have an automation copy the contents of a record a number of times specified by the user. Kind of thinking through this as I type it here.
It is to be used for when the same task and associated details, has to be done X number of times. Rather than inputting the same task X number of times, which is a lot of busy work, I was hoping that the user could input the task once and indicate if the task needed to be copied and how many times.
I was thinking that the automation could be based off the create/modify record, and the trigger could be if there is a yes & if the # of times is >0.
It would create a new record, copying the original record details, and then it would subtract 1 from the # of times.
Due to the Yes still being active, and the record being modified (the # of times being less), it would trigger again.
This would continue until the # of times reaches 0 (zero), at which point the action would change the Yes to a No.
It kind of works in my head but I have not yet tried it in the application.
What kind of issues do you foresee getting in my way? Any suggestions or better ideas on how I might go about accomplishing the required results?
I am going to give the above a try and see if I have any success.
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Andrew
andrew.fry25@gmail.com
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It is to be used for when the same task and associated details, has to be done X number of times. Rather than inputting the same task X number of times, which is a lot of busy work, I was hoping that the user could input the task once and indicate if the task needed to be copied and how many times.
I was thinking that the automation could be based off the create/modify record, and the trigger could be if there is a yes & if the # of times is >0.
It would create a new record, copying the original record details, and then it would subtract 1 from the # of times.
Due to the Yes still being active, and the record being modified (the # of times being less), it would trigger again.
This would continue until the # of times reaches 0 (zero), at which point the action would change the Yes to a No.
It kind of works in my head but I have not yet tried it in the application.
What kind of issues do you foresee getting in my way? Any suggestions or better ideas on how I might go about accomplishing the required results?
I am going to give the above a try and see if I have any success.
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Andrew
andrew.fry25@gmail.com
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