Function to prevent the same task from being performed twice

When uploading a document to a row, the user is able to choose new document or new version of existing document. The system somehow recognizes the previous document that has already been uploaded to a row. Can Smartsheet create an enhancement by using the same logic to recognize a previously executed workflow, automation (checkbox), document generation—to prevent the action from occurring twice or providing the end user the option to elect to have the action performed again? I am not sure this is possible, but I thought I would present the question/solution

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Jason Tarpinian

Could you prevent this with a drop-down as a condition in your workflow? On the inital workflow, set a condition where "Status" IS NOT ONE OF "Complete", then in your actions, set up a Change Cell Value to where "Status" gets updated to "Complete". That would cause the workflow to only run once, until you change the value of Status to something else.

JAlston200

Perfect solution. I will give this a try and inform you of the outcome. Thanks Jason

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