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Eric_D_Miller
Eric_D_Miller
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March 26, 2026
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Reading Custom Field on an Project's oldState

  • March 26, 2026
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I am trying to run a scenario that will trigger when a custom field is edited. The issue I am having is configuring a filter based on the oldState value being blank. Meaning if the field changes, but data existed in the field prior to the change, the scenario will not proceed.

How can I configure a module to read the values of the oldState shortly after the trigger?

 

Thank you

 

Best answer by Eric_D_Miller

@Stacey_Robertson I was able to figure it out. Here are the outputs I get for each attempt, however I was entering the custom form text incorrectly.

{{111.oldState.'DE:Go By Deck Link'}} (with quotes)


{{111.oldState.DE:Go By Deck Link}} (no quotes)

{{111.oldState.`DE:Go By Deck Link`}} (with backticks) was the necessary change.

 

Thank you!

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Stacey_Robertson
Level 5
March 26, 2026

I’m not sure I’m following exactly - can you do a filter that says “old state is not equal to new state” and “old state is blank”?

Eric_D_Miller
Eric_D_MillerAuthor
Level 5
March 26, 2026

I would like a filter to read the oldState value of a custom field. My trigger is set to go when that custom field changes, but I only want the scenario to proceed further if the value the custom field changed from was ‘null’.

 

 

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Stacey_Robertson
Level 5
March 26, 2026

You should be able to use oldstate is blank

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