I am looking for some insight as to what I am missing here…
When it comes to duplicating items within the same Board and having them move to a different Group, my automation runs steady and copies my item hundreds of times and will not stop until I turn off the automation - what I want is only one duplication (per group), and it auto-moved to its corresponding group.
My use case is:
A respondent fills out a form and their initial data is logged in ‘New Registrations’ and there are 4 separate categories (groups in my Board) that a respondent can be ‘registered’ into.
The automation I would like to run is along the lines of: If respondent chooses ‘Yes’ to any or all of the 4 categories, the item is duplicated and moved into its corresponding group - only once - whereas the set up I currently have is an infinite loop creating duplicates over and over.
Any and all insight into my issue is greatly appreciated!
You’ve hit a classic problem with automation loops! The core issue is that your automation’s trigger is likely being re-triggered by the action it takes, creating that endless cycle.
Here’s a breakdown of the problem and how to fix it:
Understanding the Loop
Trigger: Your automation is triggered when an item is created or changed (likely based on the “Yes” responses in your form).
Action: The automation duplicates the item and moves it to a different group.
Re-trigger: The act of moving the duplicated item to a new group causes the automation to trigger again, because the item has been changed.
Repeat: This cycle continues indefinitely.
Monday Man,
I tried your suggestion and unfortunately my board is still riddled with never-ending copies. I appreciate your time and help! (seriously, I watch and learn so much from your YT Channel when I need monday.com help)
I’m still confident there’s a way to achieve this end result (or work around), I simply can’t get the right parameters to narrow it down enough (I think…)
