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JordanBeatty1
Qrew Captain
8 years ago

Passing current user through an action

I have a formula user field that is a simple User() to determine who is currently signed in. I have an action that is triggered and I want this value to be passed through the action. The issue is the ...
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ChelseaCarpente
Qrew Trainee
5 years ago
Are there any updates on this topic since 2017, or do we still use Last Modified By workaround? Does the Last Modified By field update as soon as the record is opened in edit mode, or does it have to be saved first? If it has to be saved first, I'd imagine this workaround would result in a 'lag'..?

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MarkShnier__You
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5 years ago
There is no "lag". The record is saved and the Automation is triggered immediately.    I'm not sure of your use case, but the Automation can grab the [Last Modified by] of the real person who triggered the Automation by an edit  and write it somewhere.

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