Trouble with Custom Field Variables in Trello Automation

[Christian Peters]

Hi everyone, 
I'm encountering an issue with Trello's Butler automations involving custom fields.

I have set up two buttons for card movements between boards:

1. From Board 1 to Board 2 (works fine and IDs/Names are displayed on Board 2):

   • Code: move the card to the top of list "xy" on board "Board 2", set custom field "ListID" to "{cardlistid}", set custom field "BoardID" to "{boardid}"

2. From Board 2 back to Board 1 (does not work):

   • Code: move the card to the top of list "{customfield:ListID}" on board "{customfield:BoardID}"
   • Error message: Cannot find a board called "{customfield:BoardID}". Check to make sure the board name is spelled correctly.

I've tried using both {customfield:} and {customfieldname:} as prefixes, and I've attempted using both names and IDs in the custom fields. Unfortunately, none of these attempts have resolved the issue.

Could anyone provide insights or solutions to this problem? I appreciate any help you can offer!

Thanks, Christian

[Daydreamer Mike · Accepted solution]

Hi @Christian Peters 

Custom Field variables have this format:

{{%customfieldname}}

So your command will be:

move the card to the top of list "{{%ListID}}" on board "{{%BoardID}}"

Please check out this help page for more info:

https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/working-with-custom-fields/#Custom-Field-variables 

[Christian Peters]

Thank you very much, that helped! :)