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ElwynDow2
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7 years ago

Can I use USER fields to define the ""Which records?"" clause in an Automation

I have a table called USERS.  The key is This_User (which is type 'User').  There is one record for each user. I've added a text field with logging there called 'Updates Log' I have another tabl...
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ElwynDow2
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7 years ago
Answering my own post here...

Apparently you cannot use User fields to identify which records are updated in an Automation.
I added two Formula Text fields in the two tables described that converted the User to User Name.
When I changed the Automation to use these text fields, the automation worked as expected.