I have a 2010 Designer workflow that, after conditions are met, copies a library item to another library. There are 12 metadata fields and 99% of the time everything copies just fine but every once in awhile an item copies and is missing a couple of metadata fields. Both fields are set at the beginning of the workflow. One is a date field set to Today and one is a text field set from another field. Both are critical fields that are needed in the processes that follow. It appears to be a random skip as there is no common denominator or logic in the items that don’t copy completely. We’re moving a significant volume of records through this workflow each day. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can ensure that the metadata is copied every single time?
Glad to hear it is working…
Timing can cause some unpredictable results with workflows. You need to remember that these processes run on the SharePoint Timer Service which, with a 1 minute delay, could be a 5 minute plus delay depending on the timing of the Workflow Timer Job.
Hi Susan, how Do you set the metadata columns in your workflow? I try to set a metadata column value in my workflow where I have the value in a variable taken from the datasheet view in the library plus the GUID of the term. This looks like this 133;#[TERMLABEL]|063101ae-dc18-4334-8244-1cf7f2d2a6da. I’m using the update item field action but I’m not able to set the value. Can you tell me which type of field I’have to use or Do you have any other idea what could be the problem? Best regards