Wait for condition not working in scoped application

[rishika95]

Hi, I have a workflow in a scoped application. The wait for condition activity doesn’t move ahead even if the condition is matched. The workflow is on table 1 and the updates are made to table 2. I even wrote a business rule to update table 1 status when table 2 status is updated. Nudging the workflow doesn’t help. 

[Karthiga S]

Hi @rishika95 

The issue you're facing might be due to the fact that the 'Wait for condition' activity in a workflow only listens for changes on the current record of the table where the workflow is running. If the changes are happening on a different table, the workflow will not be aware of it. Here are some steps you can take to resolve this:

1. **Create a Business Rule on Table 2**: This business rule should be triggered when the status on Table 2 is updated. The purpose of this business rule is to update a field on Table 1 that the workflow can listen to.

2. **Update the Workflow**: In your workflow in Table 1, update the 'Wait for condition' activity to listen for changes on the field updated by the business rule in step 1.

3. **Test the Workflow**: After making these changes, test your workflow to ensure that it's now progressing as expected when the status on Table 2 is updated.

4. **Debugging**: If the workflow is still not progressing, use the workflow context to debug and see what condition it's waiting for.

5. **Check for Errors**: Check the system logs for any errors related to the workflow or the business rule.

Remember, the 'Wait for condition' activity in a workflow only listens for changes on the current record of the table where the workflow is running. If you want your workflow to react to changes on a different table, you'll need to create a mechanism (like a business rule) to update a field on the current record when the other table is updated.

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Regards,

Karthiga

[rishika95]

Hi,

This issue was solved when i made gave an update command in BR which is on table2.

table1obj.update().