Moving flow to Automation

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Hi,

I have some input form with some data and after pressong Submit button some loop flow is happening. Now I have request to use this imput data and flow on some time trigger. Means user fill data and set time when should start. I know that this can be done in Automation. So my question is can I copy this flow which is pretty long an complex, to Automation somehow?

TIA

Stane

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Hi @Karlek,

In theory, any action can be moved to Automations. But there are some limitations, as Automations are run on the server (unlike Actions, which are run on the client):

  1. Interval, State and Local Storage steps are not available in Automations
  2. UI variables (like {{ui.form.value}}) are not accessible from Automations, so you need to pass them via Webhook Params or some sort of database.
  3. Automations can be run via Webhook or cron. You can use Webhook as an HTTP API data source in your app, but cron can’t be configured dynamically or programmatically — you need to set the value via UI.

Hope this helps!

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Thank you for explanation. It seems I have to write it again in Automation with considering what you write.

Have a nice day and weekend,

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