Hey @julienallard1,
How about this?
You have an HTML element with an input that has an id attribute:
You then use the Javascript to Bubble element from the ever-so-useful Toolbox plugin setting up a function which will be called in the next step:
Then run this javascript in your workflow:
bubble_fn_thisInput(document.getElementById('thisInput').value);
You can then set your custom state:
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