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Flow Filter Idea

  • February 13, 2025
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eMeg
Problem Solver I
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I’d love the ability to add ‘before starting this flow’ as a filter - I have a few use-case examples:

  • We have an evergreen promo running, but I don’t want to be redundant about messaging it to customers who’ve already used it. In this case, it’d be ‘Someone has ordered product where collection = evergreenpromo zero times before starting this flow’
    I have other ways to do this now, but this is just an example!
  • If someone is put into a flow based on a list they’re on, it’d be great to know before sending them the message whether they’ve engaged before / in what way they may have engaged before, but rather than just saying ‘before Feb 13’ because that’s the launch-date of the flow, using ‘before starting this flow’ would ensure the logic can be evergreen so even if someone first discovers us on Feb 28 but doesn’t sign up for that specific list until April 3, the logic still works out
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Byrne C
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  • March 4, 2025

Hey ​@eMeg,

I like that idea, and I see how that could be useful! You’re right that there isn’t an exact filter that matches this description, but you can achieve essentially the same result by adding a conditional split to the very top of the flow, and making the definition of that split “Person has ordered product where collection = evergreenpromo zero times over all time”. People who go down the YES path will then receive the emails/messages in the flow, and people who go down the NO path will leave the flow. 

Setting this up will help you accomplish what you’re looking for.