Scheduling a backend workflow using Trigger to make it synchrocus. Does that work?

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I am using the Toolbox plugin to run JavaScript and store the returned JSON as text inside the database.

Here is the flow:

  1. Button clicks.
  2. Run JavaScript and store the response in a state.
  3. Pass the state to a backend workflow.
  4. Backend workflow updates the database.

Steps 2 and 3 are executed in their own Custom Events to ensure they are synchronous.

The issue is that the value stored in the database is empty on the first try. However, when I retry, the value is successfully stored.

Could it be that Run JavaScript takes more time to execute, causing the backend workflow to trigger before it’s completed?

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The better way is

  1. Button click > Run Javascript (your script must pass your result to a JavaToBubble Element bubble_fn_J2BnameHere(value))
  2. Use the “JavaToBubble Event” trigger to pass it’s value to your backend WF.

Make sure to check the appropriate boxes in the JToB element.

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Thanks.
Yeah, I actually had to use the Javascript Event to capture the output from javascript and then perform next actions.

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