Stuck on a dynamic form rule regarding current user and date
When a task is assigned to a user, I have adjacent fields that I want to auto-populate with 'Assigned By' (current user) and 'Assigned On' (current date).
My trouble is that I can't figure out how to utilize the act of assigning a user to the task as a trigger. I want to essentially say 'when user (in the assigned user slot) is no longer blank' then ... action. The action part is easy. I got that. I just can't figure out how to make a User field being populated initially as the trigger.
The workaround I came up with would be to require the user assigning the task to check a box when the assignee is chosen. Then the trigger is simply the checkbox being checked. But that seems like a silly thing to make people do. I would prefer the 'assigned by' (current user) and 'assigned on' (current date) be filled by simply choosing a user in the 'assign to' field.
What am I missing? I apologize if this is super elementary and I'm missing something really obvious.
THANKS!
My trouble is that I can't figure out how to utilize the act of assigning a user to the task as a trigger. I want to essentially say 'when user (in the assigned user slot) is no longer blank' then ... action. The action part is easy. I got that. I just can't figure out how to make a User field being populated initially as the trigger.
The workaround I came up with would be to require the user assigning the task to check a box when the assignee is chosen. Then the trigger is simply the checkbox being checked. But that seems like a silly thing to make people do. I would prefer the 'assigned by' (current user) and 'assigned on' (current date) be filled by simply choosing a user in the 'assign to' field.
What am I missing? I apologize if this is super elementary and I'm missing something really obvious.
THANKS!
