Why does my execution show 2 operations despite 3 successful modules

[Bastos]

What is your goal?

Hi everyone,

I have a quick question regarding how operations are calculated in the execution history.

What is the problem & what have you tried?

As you can see in the screenshot attached:

• Google Drive (Download) ran successfully = 1 operation
• Tools (Set multiple variables) ran successfully = 1 operation
• Scenarios (Call a subscenario) ran successfully = 1 operation
• The Google Sheets module was filtered out (which is correct).

However, the execution log shows Operations: 2 instead of 3. Why?

Thanks for your help!

Screenshots (scenario flow, module settings, errors)

[avillarruel]

Hi Bastos,

This is expected behavior. Not every successful module execution counts as a billed operation.
In your case, Set multiple variables does not consume operations. Utility modules like Tools, Flow control, Routers, and Filters can execute successfully but are not counted.

Only billable app modules count, so here you have:
Google Drive: 1 operation
Call a subscenario: 1 operation

That’s why the execution shows 2 operations, even though you see three green checkmarks. The Google Sheets module was filtered out, so it also doesn’t count.
Green check = module ran
Operations = only billable modules

Hope that clears it up

Regards, Tony

[Bastos]

Got it. thanks for your answer.

[Donald_Mitchell]

@Bastos

Scenarios (Call a subscenario) ran successfully = 1 operation

The “Call a subscenario” does not consume operations.
Same for “Start a scenario” in the scenario that’s being called.

[samliew]

Welcome to the Make community!

The circled number in the bubble indicates how many times each module ran.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not:

• number of operations
• number of credits
• number of output bundles

You should know that^[1]:

• run count =/= operations
• run count =/= credits
• run count =/= output bundles

The Make Academy May be Incorrect

The Make Academy unit, Introduction to Operations, is outdated with the example used.

^{Above: Taken from https://academy.make.com/courses/FoundationC03}

This is because how many times the module run could possibly not equate to the number of operations/credits, as some modules when run, do not cost any operations, while some modules cost more credits than the number of times it ran.

For more information, see Credits & operations - Help Center

Confusing? I know right?

The Help Centre May be Incorrect too?

Now you know that number indicates the number of times the module run, and not the number of operations, this is incorrect too.

^{Above: Taken from Operations - Help Center}

Actual Data

Click on the module’s “Run Count bubble” to view the total operations & credits used, and number of output bundles.

— @samliew
_{P.S.: investing some effort into the tutorials in the Make Academy will save you lots of time and frustration using Make!}

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1. Source: Credits & operations - Help Center ↩︎