Automation: How to know if "worklog" is decreased or deleted.

[Camon]

I want to use automation to find out if any user decreases or delete an existing "Work Log", but I can only get the absolute value of "{{worklog.timeSpentSeconds}}" of updated "Work Log". I cannot know if this "Work Log" is decreased or deleted.

Is there any workaround can let me know if the "Work Log" action is new or increase or decrease or delete?  Or is there any way can let me get "from value" and "to value" of "Work Log" when using trigger "Work logged"?

[Sudarsana G · Accepted solution]

I am not Sure if this work around helps Create a custom field to store the previous value of the work log. when ever they are entering the value try to copy filed value using post function  and set up an automation if work log filed changed other than entered time send email notification so that you can compare in the copy filed details 

[Camon]

Thanks for your suggestion, that`s really a good point!

So seem default Automation exactly cannot find out if there is log work decrease or delete...?

[Sudarsana G]

I don't think so 

[Camon]

I find that I can create three different automation and split by trigger. So that I can know if current update is add or edit or delete.

But I still cannot know “if someone edit exist worklog, how many time has been increased/decreased”. Maybe I`ll create a new question for this part.