# Use automation step results in automation scripting

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/use-automation-step-results-in-automation-scripting/4364>\
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**Created:** [April 23, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/use-automation-step-results-in-automation-scripting/4364 "2023-04-23T23:23:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/use-automation-step-results-in-automation-scripting/4364/3 "2023-04-25T19:36:21Z")

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This may or may not work, as it seems to be indeterminate whether previous steps have truly been “completed” when subsequent steps are run:

> [@What am I doing wrong?](https://community.fibery.io/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong/3080/4):
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> Apparently it’s worse than that… It appears that additionally, the results of “very recently run” Rules (i.e., those triggered “at the same time”) are also unavailable slightly_frowning_face This is making it very difficult to do the following via no-code: Create a Button for the “Page” DB that creates and links five “Task” entities. Use a “Task” Rule to set the Start Date of each newly-created Task to the “most recently created Task’s” Due Date, plus 7 days (that bit is always empty). I’…

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