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Hi,

I Have a nintex work flow with switch statement. In each switch condition i have a "Wait For An Item Update" condition.

This is giving error some times.once it it errors if i say configure and Save without chaning anything also it works fine for some time.

Any idea on why this happens and how to solve?

Thanks,

Kammela

Hi kammela,

when it errors, what error does it give you?

Hello Vadim,

Error: Error updating a list item

I found the scenario when it is occuring.

On the List I had two workflows

1. On Item Creation workflow

    a This sets one of the column with current date.

    b. Wait For an Item Update Control (Waits for user to update the staus to Active by editing the item)

2. On Item Update Workflow

   a. Checks if Status is not empty

   b. Updates the non empty status to another list

What I could make out was the Wait For An Item Update Control of the On Item Creation workflow is giving error some times when the On Item Update Workflow is added. After the error I Opend the work flow -> Configure Wait For An Update Item -> Saved with out chaning anything It works for some time wothout issue.

If I remove the On Item Update Workflow it is never having any issue.

The On item update Workflow is checking for the Stus in Run if and returing without doing anything.Even them the Wait For An Update Control is erroring.

Please help!!! I am almost done with the module but this inconsistent error is really bothering.

Thanks,

Kammela

Hi,

This sounds like an issue in timing and the item may not be updated yet when the workflow is checking the value. What I recommend is adding a dely to the start of the workflow that checks for the field to be updated (1 minute delay for action) and also insert a commit pending changes action after each item update action.

Duplicate entry of the same message

Hi Peter D,

I have similar problem in using wait for an item to update condition, as per your advise above i have even added a delay of 5min but still getting an error and the message is usual standard sharepoint error as "an error occured in workflow ....", any idea why this may be happening.

below is my workflow logic.

 I am calling a UDA which calculates and the valid actions, process some logic and updates the listitem column of Integer type with the incremented value using a webservice call and inside my workflow i am using this wait for an item to update condition and  waiting for the list item column values to be equal to the predefined counter in my workflow variable, although the list item gets updated and equals to the workflow variable counter (integer type)  but i still getting this error and the workflow doesn't get to the complete status.

 Thanks in advance