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tibormolnar
tibormolnar
Level 4
March 25, 2025
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Can Fusion change enteredByID of an object?

  • March 25, 2025
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Hi All,

 

when Fusion creates a record (Project / Task / etc.) in Workfront, the enteredByID field on the new record will reflect the Workfront user that represents the Fusion automation (more precisely: the WF user who created the Oath application used by Fusion to connect to WF).

 

I wonder if there is any way for Fusion to create a WF record with a different enteredByID. For example, when Fusion processes a request and creates a new task (not by converting from the issue), I'd like the task to have the enteredByID matching enteredByID of the original request.

 

I tried mapping enteredByID in the Create Record module, and also tried changing the enteredByID via Update Record, but neither worked.

 

Thank you for any inputs.
Tibor

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Sven-iX
Community Advisor
Sven-iXCommunity Advisor
Community Advisor
March 25, 2025

Negative. Entered by is a system-set field (same as entryDate) and cannot be modified. 

    tibormolnar
    tibormolnarAuthor
    Level 4
    March 25, 2025

    Thanks for the confirmation.

    (It's a bit confusing that Fusion gives you the choice to set it in the Create/Update record modules.)

      lgaertner
      lgaertner
      Level 9
      March 25, 2025

      Hello @tibormolnar,

       

      I was already annoyed about this a few months ago too.

       

      There is a workaround to let Fusion create a record as another user (a different enteredByID).

      That approach requires a couple of steps which are not officially supported.

       

      Using the Custom API Call module and making a GET request to the endpoint LOGIN, you can get a sessionID for any of your users.

      login?username=<userEmail>


      You will need to setup a connection to your Workfront instance for the HTTP app.

      After that you can use the HTTP -> Make a request module, pass the sessionID as a header and create your record according to the Workfront API.

       

      Regards

      Lars

       

        KristenS_WF
        KristenS_WF
        Level 7
        March 26, 2025

        Just a side note: I use a dummy account for much of my Fusion work (so that I can tell when Fusion took an action and not me personally).

         

         

        Note--the FusionAutomation account (which has admin rights) and Fusion connection using it were both set up prior to our migration to the Adobe Admin Console.  I don't have access to the Console (it's managed by our IT dept.), so I'm not sure if this is still an option for new accounts/connections.

          tibormolnar
          tibormolnarAuthor
          Level 4
          March 27, 2025

          That's exactly what I have: A separate WF user called Fusion automations, with sysadmin rights, used for creating the Fusion Connection. I wouldn't want all new records created by Fusion to be in my name, of course. 🙂

          jon_chen
          Community Manager
          jon_chenCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          April 2, 2025

          Hello @lgaertner , 

          Looks like @tibormolnar  had a follow-up question to your response on using Fusion; if you have the time or context to provide an answer, that would be greatly appreciated!

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