Refer to fields in Automations like Variables
Austin McKee
Example: Task "Transaction" in a list has two custom fields. One dropdown called "Type" with the options "Profit" and "Loss", and then a custom money field called "Dollars"
The user should be able to create an automation where essentially "If 'Type' is set to 'Loss' then 'Dollars' is set to 'Dollars'*-1"
Ultimately, in the automation, (or even formulas!) it would be awesome to be able to refer to a field of a task like a variable or a property of the task. Very similar to coding.
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Roger Spalding
I'd like simply to be able to copy a custom field data in another list while using automation so I could keep the same data in both separated lists
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Samir Dris
Yes please ! Would be great for having two different spaces with different privacy settings (example : When task A is created on public space, duplicate it on private space, and put the ID of the first task into a custom field of the second task)
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Dylan Halliday
totally agree with this. I also think it would be great to have the variables that allow you to do something like:
When custom field 'Stage' is set to 'Settled', add the {Stage} template
This would then add the template with the same name as the current stage, which in this example would be the 'Settled' template.
In Trello I can setup this type of automation and it means I have one automation that knows which checklist (or subtask set) to add by simply changing the Stage dropdown.
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Brandon Behrman
This is absolutely necessary. I had to create six different nearly identical automations to apply a template and assign tasks based on two fields.