5 Replies Latest reply on Apr 29, 2015 12:49 PM by Adrian Velazquez

How to set variable only on first time through workflow

Reid Bayly Apr 28, 2015 11:11 PM

I'm trying to set a variable on a transition in my workflow, but I'd like it to only be 'triggered' on the first time through the workflow. In other words, once this variable gets added to the file on the first time through, the next time through this variable will not be over-written. Please let me know if there is any tricks or simple ways to do this that I may have over looked.

Re: How to set variable only on first time through workflow

Earl Navarro Apr 28, 2015 11:24 PM (in response to Reid Bayly)

use DISPATCH to check the value of the variable..

Look at JUMP and SET VARIABLE command under DISPATCH
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Re: How to set variable only on first time through workflow

Faur Arama Apr 29, 2015 1:02 AM (in response to Reid Bayly)

Also you can use a transition only for testing variable value.
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Re: How to set variable only on first time through workflow

Michael Dekoning Apr 29, 2015 11:21 AM (in response to Reid Bayly)

In your workflow have an initial state with an automatic transition that has the action to set the variable value. Create the rest of the workflow so there is no transition back to the initial state.
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Re: How to set variable only on first time through workflow

Reid Bayly Apr 29, 2015 11:56 AM (in response to Reid Bayly)

These are great suggestions. I wasn't aware of the dispatch feature, so this looks to be an interesting solution. Modifying the workflow to have a separate initial state may work well too. Thanks!!
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  Adrian Velazquez Apr 29, 2015 12:49 PM (in response to Reid Bayly)
  
  You can also create a Duplicate Transition between States (same name), then you can filter which files go thru them using Transition conditions, based on that Variable (blank vs not blank)
  
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