I’ve got a ChangeTimestamp column [Status changed on], that is set to watch the [Status] column. I just noticed that when I click an action button, it updates the Change column, but it shouldn’t because all that action button does is set the value of the [Action] column. Does it seem to work correctly for others? Am I missing something?
In what way you think it’s not working correctly?
Change column is set to watch [Status].
[Action] gets edited, [Status] does not, yet the Change column still updates.
When the action it’s updated, does that change the status field as well?
No it does not.
I believe I determined the problem. The change column had an initial value formula of today(), and Reset On Edit was turned on. I think the reset was forcing it to update, when [action] was “edited” by the button. To me, this does not seem right, a user-controlled edit should be different than a data-change action edit, as related to the Reset On Edit condition. Or shouldn’t it? Thoughts?
Thanks
I would not expect a change column to have Reset On Edit turned on. If it is on for a change column, the behavior you’re seeing doesn’t surprise me.
Yah that option does not seem like it would ever have any purpose on a change column. I don’t remember why I turned it on in the first place. Does not being surprised mean you think that it should work like that?
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Yes that would be a normal behavior because you are modifying that record