Copying Custom Actions (Limitations)
After creating a custom action, how can I edit the output fields I selected from only one to all?
Currently I have a pushbot that I turned into a custom action and only selected one output field. Then I decided I needed all of the output fields, so I tried copying the pusbhot that was a custom action but when trying to make the copied pushbot a custom action it didn't provide any output fields, nor did it let me create it without selecting anything.
When I made a new version of the original pushbot that got turned into a custom action, there were no output fields to select but it did let me create a custom action. But after selecting the new version of the pushbot and reran, all of the fields were present in the run. Are these the correct steps? How would I go about selecting more than one but not all output fields?
Best Answer
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@Jacob_154284 After you make a process a custom action, you cannot edit the output fields. This is why the "Create Custom Action" option gets disabled in the Process Edit page (image below). This may be an opportunity for a product enhancement.
You can create a new custom action after you use Pushbot: Duplicate a process. There is an open bug right know where the copied process does not list output fields after you select "Create Custom Action" (image below).
You can still create a custom action with no fields selected in this empty Create Custom Action list. By default, the custom action will return all fields (rather than only the fields selected in the list). To workaround the open bug, you will need to rename your action output fields. Once you rename the action output fields, they will be available in the list when creating a custom action.
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