Describe the problem/error/question
I am having a really hard time trying to build a flow as n8n keeps changing the input data randomly. Its like its caching back to an old input and I have to go back and forth and test and test to get the new data again.
This is a json array that I am using a loop on to try and filter out a sub array for each top level ticket and edit the fields for the data that I want, to then merge them back to the top level with the filtered note array.
In this image you can see it has done the test and got the correct input and output data.
I go to the next node and this has the correct input (output data from previous one).
But then when I click test step in this one, the output data refreshes and gets some completely incorrect data from somewhere.
Its driving me crazy and making it impossible to work out the right syntax to get it to merge back into it correctly.
Why is n8n changing the input data to something that is wrong?
I also notice it has Runs 2 of 2 in it, but there is only a single item being processed on it. I have the loop set to 1 and also set it to execute once for the testing, but somehow there is 2 runs and it makes no sense.
I got all the way up to the merge step and it seemed to be correct, but the next time I clicked test the data all changed and failed and im finding it impossible to test further.
Even pinning each step, the next step works once then goes to the wrong data unless I pin every single step.
I.e. I pinned the last step and now this one works correctly
Go to the next node, input data shows correct
Click test step, input data disppears and goes incorrect.
The only way to test this seems to be pinning the data on every single node which doesnt seem right, am i missing something obvious here?
What is the error message (if any)?
Please share your workflow
Share the output returned by the last node
Information on your n8n setup
- n8n version: 1.68.1
- Database (default: SQLite): sqlite
- n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): own
- Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): docker
- Operating system: Linux
For further info all I am wanting to achieve is filter out some fields from the ticket and filter out some fields from the notes and also remove some of the note types from the array, then end up with the json for the ticket with its filtered fields and filtered array. I am really struggling to make it work though.
(Which I seems i have finally worked out how to get it done but seems like a stuff around. But maybe its just the problem above where i kept getting wrong data show up randomly that has made this such a pain.
example json of a ticket:
[
{
"helpdesk_ticket":
{
"id":
51140304760,
"description":
"Hello,\n\nWe crea in the list.",
"requester_id":
51090543,
"responder_id":
51025749456,
"subject":
"Newng up",
"created_at":
"2024-07-09T11:40:07+10:00",
"tags":
[
],
"notes": [
{
"id": 51152355007,
"body": "user_agent: M: "[\"51000324654\"]"",
"user_id": 5104543,
"source": 4,
"incoming": false,
"private": true,
"created_at": "2024-07-09T11:40:07+10:00",
"updated_at": "2024-07-09T11:40:07+10:00",
"deleted": false,
"notable_id": 51144760,
"notable_type": "Helpdesk::Ticket",
"account_id": 2566405,
"body_html": "<div>use4654\"]"</div>",
"support_email": null,
"attachments": [
]
},
{
"id": 51159506,
"body": "Hi Ee hours are good. Ln",
"user_id": 510257456,
"source": 0,
"incoming": false,
"private": false,
"created_at": "2024-07-10T00:23:19+10:00",
"updated_at": "2024-07-10T00:23:19+10:00",
"deleted": false,
"notable_id": 51140304760,
"notable_type": "Helpdesk::Ticket",
"account_id": 2566405,
"body_html": "<div style="foniv>\n<div><br></div>\n</div>\n<div>Leon</div>\n</div>",
"support_email": "support@com",
"attachments": [
]
}
}
]
