Slack workflows lack rerun & bulk operations (cron failures / list cleanup)
Slack power-users report no built-in way to rerun past scheduled workflow executions and limited bulk list operations; practical workarounds are duplicating workflows or switching triggers, and users recommend scheduled workflows for cleanup, highlighting a clear product gap.
“I'm surprised this isn't a thing. I sometimes have a failing workflow (it's a Google Sheets connector) that intermittently fails to select rows. Since it's on a cron daily, I have no simple way to re-run the failing workflow.”
view evidence on reddit“We have a list where staff add their daily figures. We only need to keep this information for about a month at most.”
view evidence on reddit“I'm surprised this isn't a thing. I sometimes have a failing workflow (it's a Google Sheets connector) that intermittently fails to select rows. Since it's on a cron daily, I have no simple way to re-run the failing workflow.”
view evidence on reddit“I'm sure I'm not missing anything - there’s no true “rerun this past execution” button right now.”
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“We have a list where staff add their daily figures. We only need to keep this information for about a month at most... The only other option Ive found is to create a work flow that had those two options, then repeating those two options over and over, which also seems pointlessly long.”
view evidence on reddit“For cron/scheduled workflows, the usual workarounds are: - Temporarily switch the trigger (manual/keyword/emoji), run it once, then switch it back - Duplicate the workflow and run the copy ma”
view evidence on reddit“**Solution**: Create a Scheduled Workflow Instead of using a button/manual”
view evidence on reddit“You’re not missing anything - the built-in workflow builder is pretty limited for bulk operations like this”
view evidence on reddit“There’s no true “rerun this past execution” button right now.”
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