I’m using the “Display list in a repeating group” workflow step to set a list of things (there are a TON of different options for the list based on a variety of filters, the page the user is on (it’s used in a reusable element across the app), etc. I find this easier to manage via custom event steps rather than conditionals on the RG itself.
My question is > When using this workflow step, am I setting a static list of elements OR am I setting the data source of the RG? Part of setting this list is filtering based on a search input from the user, which can obviously change. Do I need to re-run the workflow every time that input changes or am I actually setting the data source (which would update automatically as the user changes their search query).
This will still be a dynamic search.
The action “Display list in a repeating group” is exatcly for this.
If you Display a list of “female” users in your repeating group of users and one of your users change his gender to male, this user will vanish from this list.
Unfortunately I’m not seeing that happen. When I modify my search value, the RG source should update to reflect the new search results based on the new term, but it stays static (unless I insert a workflow step to set the RG list again).
I’ve had a similar problem fetching data without having to reload the page. In my case, I’ve added a header called “date” (or whatever name) and passed the current date/time in UNIX.
The purpose of doing so was to tell Bubble that some data actually changed. This is because Bubble at times caches data to avoid re-fetching as saving WU and can’t tell when the info has changed.
I’d recommend in your case adding a parameter of date type to your custom event in order to override Bubble’s engine.
I’d also recommend using the ‘Clear List’ action before setting new info and set a break point in the debugger to see what happens. If this doesn’t solve your issue share screenshot of this step on the debugger to inspect further.
