Issue Summary

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When a workflow is cloned from PROD to DEV, the Stage_field attached to the workflow is erased whenever the condition or name of the workflow is changed.

Most Probable Cause

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The Type of the field in the table against which the workflow runs should always be Workflow in order for the field to qualify as a stage_field. If the field is of any other type, such as String, it does not qualify as a stage_field. When a workflow is cloned and the stage_field in the original workflow is not of type Workflow, it will run properly until you make any changes to the workflow properties. Once a change is made to the workflow properties, such as a change in name or condition, the stage_field that was previously referring to a field in the table will be erased. The workflow stages will therefore not be updated in the table field.

Solution Proposed

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The type of the field in the table that is to be used as a stage_field should always be of the type Workflow. If you are not able to set the type as Workflow:

1. Make sure that the TYPE value of the field has a reference specified to "Field class" in the Dictionary entry.

2. Navigate to Workflow > Workflow Editor and open the workflow.

3. In the title bar, click the context menu icon (hamburger icon) and choose Properties.

4. In the Stages tab, set the stage_field to <field_name>.