I have an automation log where we track the external automations that should have created/changed entities in Fibery. When certain conditions are met, we want to create a comment in a thread view with the linked automation log. So that we inform the user of a failed automation (thread view will s…

I’m not sure it is possible, I’m afraid to say. Although [Step 1 linked Automation log] is available in automation formulas, I don’t know of any way to extract it using markdown, sorry.

Bummer! Would it be possible via script? Or is Step 1 Linked Entity also not available there?

[image] YvetteLans: Would it be possible via script? Or is Step 1 Linked Entity also not available there? I don’t think so. As far as I know, there is no way in a script to determine which item in a collection was the most recently linked.

[image] Chr1sG: s far as I know, there is no way in a script to determine which item in a collection was the most recently linked. One workaround would be a create a new to-one relation field to save the “Most recently linked Automation Log”, and create a Rule that triggers whenever an Automa…

[image] Matt_Blais: One workaround would be a create a new to-one relation field to save the “Most recently linked Automation Log”, and create a Rule that triggers whenever an Automation Log is linked, and saves the newly linked Automation Log entity to this “Most recently linked Automation Log”…

So really, all automation activity that should happen in response to a “new entity linked” should be specified in the same Rule. But IIUC, there is no guarantee that such an “Entity linked” Rule will get triggered for every linked entity? If so, that seems wrong…

[image] Matt_Blais: But IIUC, there is no guarantee that such an “Entity linked” Rule will get triggered for every linked entity? If so, that seems wrong… There will be an automation triggered for every linked entity, and if this automation’s action is to update a to-one relation with the lin…

[image] Chr1sG: but as @YvetteLans has discovered, markdown does not support referencing [Step 1 linked item] unlike formulas, I made a feature request for this - Automations: Support entity references like "[Step 1 linked item]" in markdown-template Actions

[image] Chr1sG: As far as I know, there is no way in a script to determine which item in a collection was the most recently linked. Sort by Rank ?

I don’t think so. I mean, if I drag and drop an item into a column on board view (where the columns are entities in another DB) and then I drag and drop another item into the same column, their relative rank depends on whether the second drop is above or below the first, not a function of the order …

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I made a feature request for this - Automations: Support entity references like "[Step 1 linked item]" in markdown-template Actions

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