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DennisDennis1
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7 years ago

Automations creates a record in a child table and show the automation owner as the new ""created by/record owner"" for the child record.

When an automation creates a record in a child table, it records the automation owner as the new "created by/record owner" for the child record...NOT the current user "User()". In several apps, I h...
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DennisDennis1
Qrew Trainee
7 years ago
That's great feedback on Automation ownership. Thanks

That's exactly how I pass the user value to the field [record owner - imported] in the new record, which is then inherited by [Record Created] instead of the [record owner - QB].

Any ideas on how to solve the issue of who is recorded as making entries to a text field that is logging when the entry is made by and automation?
  • QuickBaseCoachD's avatar
    QuickBaseCoachD
    Qrew Captain
    7 years ago
    The only idea I have about that logging field is two instead use a child table Driven by an action or automation to record the audit trail of the edits to that field, instead of recording is "Log changes" in the field itself.

    Then once again, you were in control of what you were writing out to the trailed table record