How do I add "time since' in only when of a workflow?

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Hey All,

Maybe I am overthinking this or maybe it’s not possible.

Here is the idea.

  1. Write a record at a time, say, 9:00 am.
  2. If someone tries to edit that record, say, 10 minutes from when they wrote it, I want to show a popup that says “is this a mistake?”
  3. If the time is greater than ten minutes or so, it should not show that popup. I have played with all of the options in the only when of the workflow and cant seem to get it. Maybe I am missing something.

I would be so grateful for any help. Thank you!

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Hey @ben4

You would need to create two workflows:

  • When ‘Edit’ is clicked, only when This Record’s Creation date > Current date/time + seconds -600 --> Show popup
  • When ‘Edit’ is clicked, only when This Record’s Creation date < Current date/time + seconds -600 --> Don’t show popup

Hope that helps
Ambroise

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Thank you for getting back to me. That isnt working, see this loom:Loom | Free Screen & Video Recording Software | Loom

That is where I was trying to go when I first started.

Thank you :slight_smile:

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Ah yeah my bad @ben4, can you then try the following instead:

  • When ‘Edit’ is clicked, only when Current date/time +seconds -600 < This Record’s Creation date --> Show popup
  • When ‘Edit’ is clicked, only when Current date/time +seconds -600 > This Record’s Creation date --> Don’t show popup
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Thank you, I guess I have been at this too long and missed this… THANK YOU!!!

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You’re welcome, glad I could be of help

Ambroise

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Don’t feel bad. It’s one of those things that is so obvious once you see it, but not when you don’t know it.

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Haha, this happens to me more often than Id like to admit. I am in this app for so many hours a day that I get very narrow minded. When I take a break, things get clear, thing is, when do I ever take a break? ahahah

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