If I have a form with multiple fields of various types, which is preferred in terms of WU? Which will produce lower WU or will it be exactly the same? Use auto-binding on all fields so they update immediately. Do not use auto-binding and update all fields with a workflow when the user clicks a “sa…

did you find any answer here? Would be interesting to understand what is better from a WU perspective but also from a performance perspective.

I’ve done some testing on this, and I found changing multiple fields with a workflow consumed less unless you are only changing 1 or 2 fields. Each auto-bind will use at least 0.6WU, whereas if you are changing multiple fields in the same Thing, each additional field you are updating on that Thing a…

Is there a more updated analysis on the WU cost for Auto-binding vs an update on all the fields on a table through a workflow?

Autobinding will cost you more if you’re updating more than 2 fields on the same thing. You’d be better off updating all fields at once. Each autobind cost you the equivalent of make change to a thing… even if all the fields you change are on the same thing.

[image] Auto-binding and Workflow Budget Questions I had a look, but not able to find anything that relates to this. Does Auto-binding come for free? i.e. it does not count towards your workflow count. As I understand it, workflow counts are triggered on a wr…

Auto-binding vs Single Database update for multiple fields

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chad2 October 23, 2025, 1:12am 7

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