I have a step that searches a system for a user based on what they entered in on a shopify field, and it works perfectly however if they don't put anything in that field then the zapier has nothing to search by so it fails that step as skips the rest of the flow.
Hi
Try adding this Zap step: Formatter > Text > Default Value
Man every time I see a response from you Troy I get excited cause I know you are going to solve my issue instantly. That did it! Thank you so much.
That’s awesome
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