Ordering Actions
Earlier, new actions were added to the end of a workflow actions list and could be rearranged in any order.
Starting in 2015.2, actions are organized actions the same way in both the global list and on the context panel. Workflow actions must be ordered by their triggers, according to the following order:
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Entry
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Exit
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Before Record Load
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Before User Edit
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Before Field Edit
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After Field Edit
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After Field Sourcing
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Before User Submit
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After Record Submit
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Scheduled
When you add a new action to a workflow, it's added right after the last action with the same trigger. If there are no other actions, SuiteFlow moves up the trigger order and tries to do the same for the preceding triggers. If it can't find any, the new action is added at the top of the actions list.
When you change the trigger of an existing action, the action is moved the same as a newly-added action. This position is right after the last action with the same trigger or a preceding trigger, or to the top of the list if none are found.
When you want to move an action, if there are other actions with the same trigger, you can place the action before or after an action with the same trigger. Or, you can place it right after the last action with the preceding trigger. SuiteFlow moves up the trigger order to find the first last action available. If no such actions exist, you can move the action to the top of the list.
If you try to move an action somewhere it can't go, you see an error explaining where you can move it.
You can see the global action order in the Workflow State window. In the context panel, actions are grouped by trigger type, so you see only the order of actions for the same trigger type.