Enter the view trigger based on a formulated field sends unnecessary action

[Emin_Saral]

Hello,

I created a field with a complex formula based on other field’s values.
When this field is 0 (False) or 1 (True), I am showing them in a separate view via a filter on the view.

When there is a new entry in the view based on this field being 1 (True), I am sending an action to Slack.

Yet, sometimes when we see the notification on Slack, I check the view and there is no entry at all.

We are suspecting that, when you paste a value to any field which is referenced inside the formulated, the formula gets updated for the slight of a second and then enters the view.

Is there any thing I am missing here? A possible approach to fix this issue?

Thanks.

[Emin_Saral]

This is the formula in the field to be clear:

IF(
	OR(
		NOT({relevant_terms_website}), 
		NOT({is_terms_valid}),
		NOT({product_id}),
		NOT({config_brand}),
		NOT({helper_brand_logo}),
		NOT({config_model}),
		AND(
			NOT({picture_front}),
			NOT({picture_side}),
			NOT({picture_behind}),
			NOT({picture_back}),
			NOT({picture_frontal}),
			NOT({picture_interior}),
			NOT({picture_interior_2}),
			NOT({picture_interior_3}),
			NOT({picture_extra})
		),
		NOT({helper_cartype_readable}),
		NOT({color_hex}),
		NOT({config_color_normed}),
		NOT({config_gearshift}),
		NOT({config_drive}),
		NOT({helper_product_earliest_delivery} < {helper_product_latest_delivery}),
		NOT({helper_product_earliest_delivery} >= TODAY())
	), 

	FALSE(), 
	TRUE()
)

When I paste a value into relevant_terms_website, for example, the condition changes and it enters the view even though the value is the same value as before.

[Grunty]

When I paste a value into relevant_terms_website, for example, the condition changes

As I understand it, when you paste a value into {relevant_terms_website} the IF condition may or may not change its result, as it still depends on the other fields’ content.
You’re conditioning the appearance on a view by the evaluation of all the fields (they’re ORed), not only the one you’re filling in.

[kuovonne]

Are you clearing out the old value before you paste in the new value? Airtable formula recalculate every time a character is typed or deleted.

If you are pasting in a new value on top of an old value without clearing it in between, I suggest you contact support and explain the situation.