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Checking if real-time workflow was triggered by create or delete

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Posted on by jarod

Hi,

Is it possible to determine whether a real-time workflow was triggered by creating a new record or deleting an existing record (if both the 'Start After Record is created' and 'Start Before Record is deleted' are enabled)? Similarly to how it can be done in a Power Automate cloud flow (https://community.dynamics.com/365/f/dynamics-365-general-forum/447916/power-automate---switch-between-change-type).

Do I need to make a separate workflow for each case, or can I implement this logic in a workflow?

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Re: Checking if real-time workflow was triggered by create or delete

Thanks @Ethan_R, I thought that might be the case. I will proceed with making two separate workflows. (I'm trying to avoid custom code / plugins for this solution).
Ethan_009 4,838 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Checking if real-time workflow was triggered by create or delete

Hi @jarod ,

You can try having 2 different workflows if you can't determine trigger status as in this case.
Also, I recommend using Plugins in such case which has higher flexibility and efficient.

In terms of workflows: Documentation Link

Hope this helps
jarod 4 on at

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Re: Checking if real-time workflow was triggered by create or delete

Hi @Ethan_R, thanks for replying. My question is can you determine specifically the trigger of the real-time workflow using a conditional branch.

For example, if I had a flow that was triggered to start on both of these two conditions:
Start After a record is created
Start Before a record is deleted
And in the workflow, I wanted to create a record on a different table (Comment), but the details of that Comment would depend on whether the flow was triggered by a record that was getting deleted, or one that was just created. (i.e. If the record was deleted, I want the Comment to say "{Record Name} was deleted", and if a new record was created, I want the Comment to say "A new record was created, called {Record Name}").

In Power Automate, I know you can determine the metadata about the trigger via the SdkMessage property and thus determine the change type of the Dataverse trigger (such as create, modified, or deleted), as is explained here.
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Ethan_009 4,838 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Checking if real-time workflow was triggered by create or delete

Hi @jarod ,

As long as real-time is concerned, power automate doesn't offer real-time solution.
You can get near real-time or expect delay because execution happens async.

There's workflows in dataverse that you can use for real-time in some scenarios.
To understand if a workflow is triggered: You can see run history in 'Process Sessions'

Hope this helps