PROBLEM: I am trying to determine when a string contains less than 10 characters, the problem is the input is two separate strings so when I count the string it counts two lengths not the total length, this requires me to use Utilities (Line-item to string), Utilities (Find Length), Filter (Number less than 10). this is a very expensive zap because of how many steps it takes to count both inputs.
GOAL: To count the number of inputs, in this case it would be 2 or to find the total string length of both combined inputs without the extra steps. I am trying to determine when a technician leaves less than 2 estimates on a job. This is given by the amount of Estimate IDs. In this example the technician left two estimates, but it took 3 steps just to be filtered out.
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Filter if length is less than 10 (THIS IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO COUNT FROM THE BEGINNING)
Best answer by Troy Tessalone
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