Resources for deciphering automation error logs?

Matt Shannahan

I'm fairly new to Automation and am encountering errors in the logs.  I'm not able to find any resources to guide me in understanding the errors, let alone resolve them.  I wish there was a library of all errors and steps for troubleshooting.

This automation triggers when a card is moved to a named list.  It adds a checklist to a card, then creates a card for each checklist item in another list, then links them:

when a card is moved into list "120-95 Renewal Prep", add the "Renewal Prep" checklist from card "https://trello.com/c/0yLCS3as" to the card, convert all the items in checklist "Renewal Prep" into linked cards in list "Renewal Prep Tasks" using pattern "{checklistitemname}", and link the card with the item

 

 

Error(s):

 

"Linking a card to an item requires a trigger related to a checklist item, e.g. when an item is added to checklist "Checklist Name"."

A different error but on a nearly identical automation to the one above:

"This action requires a checklist item name, or a trigger related to a checklist item, e.g. when an item is checked."

Hannah Humbert - Simpla Workflows

@Matt Shannahan Usually the error logs are reasonably descriptive as to why the automation failed. 

For your first one, it refers to the action "and link the card with the item". This action requires a trigger that relates to a checklist item. See the description under the action:

So an example of where this action would be applicable would be: "When an item is added to a checklist, find a card titled "{checklistitemname}" and link the card with the item".

In your case, it's unnecessary to add this extra step. The automation will link the card with the item because of your action "convert items into linked cards". So you can just remove the "link the card with the item action" altogether.

For your second error, it's hard to troubleshoot without seeing the full automation command. Can you paste it here?