Is it possible to use/call automation step results in scripts? For example, I have an automation script the triggers when a Material entity is linked to a Box entity. If I create the automation in the Box DB I can get the Box entity info when I use args.currentEntities, but not the Material info. I…

Alright, after quite a bit of messing around I think I found an ok way to do this. It seems like grabbing the first item in the array when sorting by modification date should always get you the most recently linked entity and therefore the entity that triggered the automation. I would be curious if …

Use automation step results in automation scripting

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gb_carbone March 5, 2025, 7:14pm 13

Oh god, I just found this thread. That might have provided me with the hope I needed.

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Use automation step results in automation scripting

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