Flow Action: Wait for condition where checkbox variable is checked

[kchorny]

I need my flow to trigger a catalog task when a checkbox variable, port_assignments_complete, changes from false to true. I've created a business rule that runs whenever a specific task is updated and, if all rows in a MRVS meet specific conditions, this variable is set to true. This part works as expected.

However, I need my flow to wait until that variable is true, then continue on. I know I need to script the conditions in my 'Wait for condition' action because variables are not available to select from, but I can't figure out what my script should look like. 

I tried a script containing this single line, but it doesn't work - the flow continues on as if the condition has been met when it has not:

fd_data.trigger.request_item.variables.port_assignments_complete == 'true';  

I would appreciate any assistance with this.

[Marcin20 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I propose following approaches:

1) set a field value instead of a variable value, so that this field can be used in 'Wait for conditions' OR

2) create a Flow Variable assigning the above script and checking this Flow Variable value, this may require additional loop with 'Wait for a duration of time' flow logic.

Best Regards,

Marcin 

If my answer helped you in any way, please mark this answer as helpful and correct.

[kchorny]

#1 is what I ended up doing. There is a field 'user_input' OOB, and I'm just writing 'Ready' to that field when the variables are completed. Then I set up my 'wait for condition' to look for that to happen.

We don't use that field currently, so the only problem I can think of is that there could be an issue if we start using it in the future. 

[Rick62]

kchorny,

It sounds like you already have the process up to checking the box automated?  Instead of having your Flow wait for a condition or a do while loop you could trigger a Flow or Business Rule off that checkbox but variables are harder to deal with.  Try creating a Subflow for the steps after your condition is met...then take the automatically generated code snippet and run it in your after update BR that sets the variable to true.

Rick

[OlaN]

Hi,

The "Wait for condition" action in Flow designer is not designed to be used like that.

It's required that you choose a record to make some evaluation on.

Instead you could use looping function do the following until, and there have a condition that checks if the variable is set to true, and within the loop wait for some amount of time.

Example as follows: