{"id":10022,"date":"2024-05-01T00:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/?p=10022"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:47:24","slug":"field-notes-vol-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Notes Vol. 5-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our monthly field notes of the latest enhancements and updates for MESA! Each month, our team works diligently to bring you new features, improvements, and integrations designed to make your work easier to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s jump in to see the adventure that occurred this May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In this article:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%E2%9C%A8-New-Per-step-testing\" >\u2728 New: Per-step testing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%E2%9C%A8-New-app-integration-ChannelApe\" >\u2728 New app integration: ChannelApe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%E2%9C%A8-New-Shopify-trigger-Discount-Created\" >\u2728 New Shopify trigger: Discount Created<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%F0%9F%92%AC-Improvement-Discord\" >\ud83d\udcac Improvement: Discord<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%F0%9F%AA%9D-Improvement-Webhook-subscriptions\" >\ud83e\ude9d Improvement: Webhook subscriptions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%E2%9E%95-Improvement-Optional-Fields\" >\u2795 Improvement: Optional Fields<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%F0%9F%93%84-Improvement-MESA-Docs\" >\ud83d\udcc4 Improvement: MESA Docs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-5-2024\/#%F0%9F%8E%B5-For-your-ears-Only-Soundtracks\" >\ud83c\udfb5 For your ears: Only Soundtracks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-per-step-testing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%A8-New-Per-step-testing\"><\/span>\u2728 New: Per-step testing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/features\/workflow-testing\">Workflow testing<\/a> from beginning to end can be problematic if there are errors. It can be difficult to isolate the issue and determine where in the workflow there is a problem. By simplifying testing and breaking it down into manageable parts, it\u2019s easier to troubleshoot and confirm the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We overhauled testing by building it directly into the steps so you can validate the work as you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on how it all works, be sure to read the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.getmesa.com\/workflow-builder\/testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Testing<\/a> doc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-1024x826.png\" alt=\"per-step testing trigger\" class=\"wp-image-10028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-1024x826.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-1536x1238.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-2048x1651.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-1920x1548.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-386x311.png 386w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-248x200.png 248w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-533x430.png 533w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/per-step-testing-198x160.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-app-integration-channelape\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%A8-New-app-integration-ChannelApe\"><\/span>\u2728 New app integration: ChannelApe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/channelape\/integrate\">ChannelApe<\/a> is a popular inventory management service. There are currently only two workflow actions while we incorporate more of their APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-1024x612.png\" alt=\"channelape workflow actions\" class=\"wp-image-10026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-1536x918.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-2048x1224.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-1920x1148.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-520x311.png 520w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-335x200.png 335w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-719x430.png 719w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/channelape-actions-268x160.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-shopify-trigger-discount-created\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%A8-New-Shopify-trigger-Discount-Created\"><\/span>\u2728 New Shopify trigger: Discount Created<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This trigger event starts when a Shopify Discount is created. Take a look at this&nbsp;Shopify guide&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/help.shopify.com\/en\/manual\/discounts\/discount-types\/percentage-fixed-amount#create-a-fixed-value-or-percentage-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to create discounts<\/a>. To use this, you will need to update your permission scopes to include <code>read_discounts<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improvement-discord\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%AC-Improvement-Discord\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcac Improvement: Discord<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/discord\/integrate\">Discord<\/a> integrations, we introduced new authentication, eliminating the need to create your own bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We removed the <code>Guild ID<\/code> field from all actions, as it is now automatically added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We implemented typeahead for the <code>Channel ID<\/code>, so you can search for the channel directly instead of enabling &#8220;Developer mode&#8221; in Discord and copying and pasting the <code>Channel ID<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-1024x1007.png\" alt=\"discord authentication\" class=\"wp-image-10030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-1024x1007.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-768x755.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-1536x1511.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-2048x2015.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-1920x1889.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-316x311.png 316w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-203x200.png 203w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-437x430.png 437w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/discord-authentication-163x160.png 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result we also update the setup instructions for the following templates:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>create-a-channel-message-when-a-new-product-is-created-in-shopify<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"create-a-channel-message-when-a-new-product-is-created-in-shopify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t<style>.mesa-template-backend {\n    background: rgba(139, 139, 150, 0.1);\n    padding: 22px;\n}\n\n.mesa-template-backend h5,\n.mesa-template-backend p {\n    margin: 0 0 5px;\n}\n\n.mesa-template-backend p {\n    font-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.mesa-template-backend p:last-child {\n    display: inline-block;\n    background: #fff;\n    padding: 5px 10px;\n}\n\n.mesa-template-backend p strong {\n    font-size: 12px;\n}<\/style>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>send-a-discord-message-when-an-infinite-options-product-is-purchased<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"send-a-discord-message-when-an-infinite-options-product-is-purchased\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improvement-webhook-subscriptions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%AA%9D-Improvement-Webhook-subscriptions\"><\/span>\ud83e\ude9d Improvement: Webhook subscriptions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, our webhook triggers would subscribe when workflow are enabled, and unsubscribe when the workflow or trigger was deleted. This means that if you disable the workflow, you will still receive webhooks. However, they will be marked as &#8220;Skipped&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.getmesa.com\/workflow-activity\/tasks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tasks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update will unsubscribe from webhooks you disables the workflow, delete the workflow, uninstall the app, or delete the trigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you disable the workflow, you will no longer receive &#8220;Skipped&#8221; tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-data443-irp-shortcode irp-shortcode\">[irp posts=&#8221;9627&#8243; name=&#8221;How To Backfill Important Data &#8211; Time Travel with MESA&#8221;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improvement-optional-fields\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9E%95-Improvement-Optional-Fields\"><\/span>\u2795 Improvement: Optional Fields<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to reduce confusion and simplify the configuration of each step, we move all optional fields to a side sheets that is accessible from a &#8220;More options&#8221; button. We found users were struggling to find the right fields to customize and also user configuring fields that were unrelated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll continue listening to your feedback and iterate for delivering the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/features\/workflow-builder\">workflow builder<\/a> experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-1024x612.png\" alt=\"workflow builder optional fields\" class=\"wp-image-10029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-1536x918.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-2048x1224.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-1920x1148.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-520x311.png 520w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-335x200.png 335w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-719x430.png 719w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/optional-fields-268x160.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improvement-mesa-docs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%84-Improvement-MESA-Docs\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcc4 Improvement: MESA Docs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We improved the structure and wrote new articles to help everyone get started with MESA regardless of your experience with workflow automation. Check it out here: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.getmesa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.getmesa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-1024x612.png\" alt=\"docs.getmesa.com\" class=\"wp-image-10024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-1536x918.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-2048x1224.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-1920x1148.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-520x311.png 520w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-335x200.png 335w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-719x430.png 719w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-docs-site-268x160.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-your-ears-only-soundtracks\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%B5-For-your-ears-Only-Soundtracks\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfb5 For your ears: Only Soundtracks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy our Spotify playlist for May featuring hit songs in cinema. Can you pair each song with inspired movie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: ShopPad May &amp;apos;24 Playlist\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/4QHTtc6kpDk0nwZcyooSZU?si=a24daad34c8b4ce6&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card-next-steps\">\n\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t<h4>What to do next&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>The fastest way to see automation working in your store is to start with a single workflow.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/pricing\"><strong>Try MESA free<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 start a 7-day free trial and get your first workflow running.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/templates\"><strong>Browse the template library<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 pre-built workflows for the most common Shopify automation tasks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/yedric\"><strong>Talk to Yedric<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 describe what you want to automate, and let our AI assistant build it for you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/support\"><strong>Get free workflow setup<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 MESA&#8217;s team will build your first workflow at no cost.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.card__content -->\n\n\t\n<div class=\"socials card__socials\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/getmesa\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"icon: twitter\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@getmesa\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/youtube-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"icon: youtube\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/9754608\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"linkedin icon\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- \/.socials -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.card-next-steps -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our monthly field notes of the latest enhancements and updates for MESA! 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