Error Handling BAD combo: Sequential Processing + Incomplete Executions

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I might be wrong but feels like this is an impossible combo.

  1. I want scenarios to not stop running if 1 execution had an error. This got me to Break Error Handlers + Storing Incomplete Executions.
  2. I have a bunch of webhooks (some from manual actions) and I want to make sure scenarios are not triggered twice leading to duplicated actions or make sure a scenario finishes before processing the next run → This got me to Sequential Processing.

Sequential Processing + Break EH + Incomplete Executions = If there’s 1 error, the scenario stops because there’s an incomplete run in the queue………………………………..

Ideally when the system breaks I get notified to fix it, but it doesn’t stop the future automations WHILE making sure it’s safe and doesn’t allow parallel executions risking double actions

Can someone help me please?
Is there an alternative way?

Thank you

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Hey Miguel,

on the error handling route → add an email (or slack, or whatsapp, or whatever you prefer) module to notify you of the error and follow it with an Ignore module. This will allow the scenario to keep running uninterrupted while you still get notified of any issues.

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What you mean by “error handling route“. Adding a “Resume“ Error handling to every module and somehow catch that? @Stoyan_Vatov

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When you right click a module and select add error handling it creates an error handling route. You can add any modules on it, not just the error handlers themselves.

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Wow, I just learned about that. Thank you!

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You can also learn more about this in these Make Academy units:

Error handling

  • Errors Overview
  • Error handling directives - Ignore, Rollback, and Commit
  • Retrying automatically - the Break directive
  • Error handling using routers and filters

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