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Filter stops run despite successful testing

  • January 10, 2024
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Lucas C.

I’m creating a Zap to take action whenever a new message is posted in a specific Slack channel, unless that message is an in-thread reply to an existing message.

The filter I’m using to exclude replies is configured as follows: 

The reasoning is that if the message Timestamp matches the Thread Timestamp, the message is not a reply. As you can see, the filter tests successfully. It similarly tests successfully when using any combination of Ts/Ts Time, and Thread Ts/Thread Ts Time.

However, when I actually publish the zap, this filter stops the Zap from running, and I get the following Data In:

 What filter configuration should I use to make this Zap actually run as desired?

Best answer by Troy Tessalone

@Lucas C. 

Try this Filter

Thread TS Time does not exist

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Troy Tessalone
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  • January 10, 2024

Hi @Lucas C. 

This means no value was present for the mapped variable.

There will be no Thread Ts Time if the message is not a thread.

 

 

 


Lucas C.
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  • January 10, 2024

@Troy Tessalone So what filter settings should I be using here?


Troy Tessalone
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@Lucas C. 

Try this Filter

Thread TS Time does not exist