So I have a really simple flow where I create an approval thing, then I add its ID to the parent table. Sometimes it fails to add to the parent. It happens 1/10, which mean I have a 10% failure percentage in my flow. Why could it be? Is it because step 2 runs before step 1 returns ID or something e…

You could try putting a conditional on Step 2 to only execute when result of Step 1 is not empty. That way you could somehow “force” the order of execution Worth a try

Petter dropped some knowledge about order of workflows: [image] Step 2 could trigger sometimes, no? Need help Is this documented somewhere? @rico yes, it’s documented here . Indeed, best is to make a change to result of step2.

Thanks, it seems to be working properly now. Totally didn’t know about that.

"Make change to a thing" sometimes fails

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rico.trevisan October 30, 2025, 10:42am 3

Petter dropped some knowledge about order of workflows:

Indeed, best is to make a change to result of step2.

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