Why does this similar workflow action cost double what it should?

nealbo · 2024-12-27T17:50:27.939Z

I have a workflow that updates two things in a database. There are two actions, each operating on a different thing of the same type. The things are simple, a title column and an order column. In both instances, I’m updating just the order column - e.g. from a number 2 to a number 3.

My understanding is that updating a thing should cost 0.5 WU.

This action costs 1 WU (Double what it should):

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This action costs 2 WU (4 times what it should):

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The pricing itself is frustrating but when I can’t even get consistent costs from simple activities it makes any kind of planning impossible…

Anyone able to understand why I see such elevated costs for the most basic of actions?

nealbo · 2024-12-27T17:53:44.805Z

And just to show I’m not misinterpreting the costs per run:

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boston85719 · 2024-12-28T04:52:31.325Z

Because there a Bugs in WUs that normally cause things to cost more than they should. Whenever I do a simple test for one purpose I find other bugs not expected to be found.

3 days ago was testing conditionals and associated costs. Had 3 create a new thing actions. Each was for different data types, each was empty in that I added no field values to any.

Two create a new thing charged what is consistent of 0.62 WUs while third consistently cost 2.12 WUs. Why in the world would one of three cost 3.5X the other two? No explanation except bugs that will ALWAYS and Continually pop up just like any other bug. Just wait for Summer Intern season, expect higher costs.

chris.williamson1996 · 2024-12-28T05:14:09.229Z

@fede.bubble @josh

The confidence of pricing isn’t really strong when things like this keep happening. Can either of you give some insight? The logic look pretty simple.