Watch for system activity using fusion

Use “Watch Events in Workfront” module

This is the general‑purpose listener for any Workfront object change.

1. Module: Workfront → Watch Events

2. Object Type: select Project

3. Event Type: choose “Updated” (since “Restored” logs as an update to the project’s status).

4. Filter (inside or after the module):
   Add a condition to watch for the specific field change that occurs when a project moves from Trash (status =DEL) to an active state (for example =CUR, PLN, INP, etc.).

   Example filter expression:

   oldStatus = "DEL" AND status != "DEL"
   

   This ensures the flow only fires when a deleted project is brought back.

5. Follow‑up modules:
   Add any actions you want to happen post‑restore — e.g. send notifications, reset custom flags, re‑assign resources, etc.

🔗 Reference:
See Workfront Fusion | Watch Events module — it details how to detect and filter object updates.

⚙️ Quick summary

🔗 Module Chain: “Project Restored Trigger”

1️⃣ Workfront > Watch Events

• Connection: your main Workfront Fusion connection
• Object Type: Project
• Event Type: Updated
• Output fields to include: - Project ID ($.object.id)
  - Status ($.object.status)
  - Old Status ($.objectChanges.status.oldValue)
  - New Status ($.objectChanges.status.newValue)
  - Name ($.object.name)

💡 Note: when a project is restored from the trash, Workfront emits one update event where oldValue="DEL" and newValue!="DEL".

2️⃣ Filter: “Restored Project Only”

Add this condition right after module 1 using a Fusion filter:

Condition:
  $.objectChanges.status.oldValue = "DEL"
  AND
  $.objectChanges.status.newValue != "DEL"

This ensures your flow runs only for restoration events, not ordinary status changes.

3️⃣ Workfront > Get Record

• Connection: same as module 1
• Record Type: Project
• Record ID: {{1.object.id}} (use the ID output from the Watch Events module)
• Purpose: retrieves all full project fields and attached custom forms.

4️⃣ Any downstream modules (your choice)

Depending on what you want to do after restoration: - Notify team (Slack or Email module)
- Set custom form fields back to “Active”
- Update tasks or re‑activate permissions

Example notification payload:

{
  "text": "Project '{{3.name}}' was restored from trash and is now active again.",
  "projectId": "{{3.id}}",
  "status": "{{3.status}}"
}

✅ End result

Your Fusion scenario will now:

1. Watch for project update events.
2. Filter for status transitions from DEL → active.
3. Fetch complete project details.
4. Perform any follow‑up actions automatically.