workflow comment as system and not current user

[asd22]

Hello,

I have a workflow for ordered items where I need a comment to be added to the Comments field.
However, when I add this to the workflow activity, the comment is posted as the requesting user instead of as the system.

How can I make the workflow add the comment as the system user instead of the user who placed the order?

[Brad Bowman]

Place a 10 second Timer activity in the workflow just prior to the activity that is creating the comment.  Workflows will sometimes run scripts/activities as the last user to interact with the item - so the requestor, approver, or task fulfiller - when the activities are concurrent.  

[Anand2799]

Hi @asd22 ,

Try this:

current.comments.setJournalEntry("Testing comment", "admin");    //Verify user id of the admin/user you want to use.

Thanks

Anand

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@asd22 

approach from @Brad Bowman  will work here.

whenever you add timer of 5-10 seconds in Workflow it runs with system user

Immediately after that set the comments and it will come as System User

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