Can't specify filename as output of previous filter action
This is a seemlingly simple zap intended to move and rename an email attachment, but the renaming isn’t working. I'm probably making a dumb mistake. Maybe I’m missing an action that converts the segment ID to a usable output?
1 New Inbound Email in Email by Zapier 2 Text Formatter
Input 1: Subject
Separator :
Segment index 1 (this contains a job number)
3 Upload File in Dropbox
File 1. Attachment
Specify File Name (the only choice for step 2 is ID:1) ID:1 job type
The resulting file name is just the job type and I can’t figure out how to get the job number in automatically.
Thanks for your help.
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Hi @jacob-DAS
Good question.
To help us have full context, please post detailed screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured.
Thanks a lot!
@jacob-DAS
The provided screenshots are too small and blurry to see the details.
Sorry, oddly the middle screenshot detached.
Sorry, I’ll zoom in & upload more of them
@jacob-DAS
Check your ZapRuns history details to see the DATA IN/OUT for each step to help you troubleshoot.
Thanks, I fixed it but I’m wondering if I found a pretty annoying glitch.
I looked at the Zap Runs and didn't see anything obvious.
So, figuring the old “turn it off and back on” trick might work, I deleted the final action (Dropbox) and then added it back in. It still didn’t work, but after several test runs, I suddenly got “2: output” as an option instead of just “2: ID”. It just appeared, without me selecting it even, in the “Specify File Name” field. So, now the zap works.
I’m thinking it’s a glitch. I’m 100% certain the “2: output” option was not there earlier. I tried fixing it and testing it many times.
I had this happen with another zap last week, but I figured I just had the screen sized incorrectly and didn’t see “output” as an option at first. I know this wasn’t the case with this zap.
Has anyone else had this issue? Do you just reach out to support?