Dynamic content for States doesn't work

[nocodeventure]

I can set a dynamic value for states from a Workflow. Setting a dynamic value on the element itself doesn’t work as it’s not available.

[Jici]

For what I know it’s not a bug. You need to use a workflow to set state or manually enter default value.
I think you should change this for an “Idea” topic and suggest to add the dynamic option.

[keith]

What @Jici says is true. Not a bug. Custom states are akin to local variables, not “calculated fields” or the inputs fields to an element plugin (which, when they change, force the plugin’s update function to run).

Have been toying with the idea of creating such an element with features similar to what’s in List Shifter’s PROCESS List action (But for single values) on top of simply echoing a field value to a plugin output.