{"id":11769,"date":"2024-09-06T18:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/?p=11769"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:28:03","slug":"field-notes-vol-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Notes Vol. 9-2024"},"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\u2019s jump in to see September adventures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 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-9-2024\/#%E2%9C%A8-New-built-in-tool-Scraper\" >\u2728 New built-in tool: Scraper<\/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-9-2024\/#%E2%9A%A1-4-new-workflow-templates\" >\u26a1 4 new workflow templates<\/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-9-2024\/#%F0%9F%A7%A9-Odoo-improvements\" >\ud83e\udde9 Odoo improvements<\/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-9-2024\/#%F0%9F%86%95-New-Shopify-Flows-triggers-and-actions-to-extend-data-in-and-out-of-existing-workflows\" >\ud83c\udd95 New Shopify Flows triggers and actions to extend data in and out of existing workflows<\/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-9-2024\/#%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F-Filter-Select-from-known-values-and-date-comparisons\" >\u2699\ufe0f Filter: Select from known values and date comparisons<\/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-9-2024\/#%E2%9C%A8-Activity-details-improved\" >\u2728 Activity: details improved<\/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-9-2024\/#%F0%9F%9B%A0%EF%B8%8F-Testing-improved-for-Email-Web-Request-Webhook-and-Form-built-in-tools\" >\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Testing improved for Email, Web Request, Webhook, and Form built-in tools<\/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-9-2024\/#%F0%9F%91%A3-Service-Partner-Kalen-Jordin-highlights-MESA-Paths\" >\ud83d\udc63 Service Partner, Kalen Jordin highlights MESA Paths<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/field-notes-vol-9-2024\/#%F0%9F%8E%B5-Playlist-Viva-Las-Vegas\" >\ud83c\udfb5 Playlist: Viva Las Vegas!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-built-in-tool-scraper\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%A8-New-built-in-tool-Scraper\"><\/span>\u2728 New built-in tool: Scraper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our new, built-in tool, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/scraper\/integrate\">Scraper<\/a>, allows you to extract and convert the contents of any web page into markdown. This is particularly useful when you want to extract content from a webpage and feed it into AI tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/chatgpt\/integrate\">ChatGPT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/claude\/integrate\">Claude<\/a>, or other language models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"11811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-974x1024.png\" alt=\"webpage scraper tool\" class=\"wp-image-11811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-974x1024.png 974w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-768x807.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-1462x1536.png 1462w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-action-step-1949x2048.png 1949w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" data-id=\"11812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-1024x877.png\" alt=\"webpage scraper payload results\" class=\"wp-image-11812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-1024x877.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-1536x1315.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/scraper-payload-2048x1753.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-new-workflow-templates\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%A1-4-new-workflow-templates\"><\/span>\u26a1 4 new workflow templates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/paths\/integrates\">Paths<\/a> tool to split logic in your workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>tag-order-as-high-value-or-low-value<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"tag-order-as-high-value-or-low-value\"><\/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\n<p>Share form submissions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/slack\/integrates\">Slack<\/a> as they&#8217;re received!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>send-google-forms-responses-to-slack<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"send-google-forms-responses-to-slack\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Get notified if no orders are received in the last hour.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>send-a-slack-message-if-no-shopify-order-received-in-the-past-hour<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"send-a-slack-message-if-no-shopify-order-received-in-the-past-hour\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing products from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/shopify\/integrates\/google-sheets\">Google Sheets<\/a> just got easier!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template-backend frontend-hidden\">\n    <p><strong>MESA Template ID<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>shopify-new-product-from-google-sheets-new-row<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mesa-template\" data-template=\"shopify-new-product-from-google-sheets-new-row\"><\/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-odoo-improvements\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A9-Odoo-improvements\"><\/span>\ud83e\udde9 Odoo improvements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Majors improvements to this popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/odoo\/integrate\">ERP connector<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supports triggers and Time Travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Odoo specific credential with support for the database setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uses a \u201cRetrieve fields\u201d scheme to pull fields from your Odoo instance to alleviate the difficulties with Odoo differing versions in the past.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added \u201ctypeahead\u201d support for many fields on the standard outputs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved error handling from Odoo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New helper step to get Odoo IDs for fields like country and state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"934\" data-id=\"11807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids-1024x934.png\" alt=\"Odoo country and state IDs\" class=\"wp-image-11807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids-1024x934.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids-768x700.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids-1536x1401.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-ids.png 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" data-id=\"11805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities-1024x858.png\" alt=\"odoo custom entity name\" class=\"wp-image-11805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities-1024x858.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-custom-entities.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"11808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-794x1024.png\" alt=\"odoo retrieve fields\" class=\"wp-image-11808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-794x1024.png 794w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-768x990.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-1191x1536.png 1191w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields-1588x2048.png 1588w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-retrieve-fields.png 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" data-id=\"11806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created-1024x998.png\" alt=\"odoo trigger testing\" class=\"wp-image-11806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created-1024x998.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created-768x749.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created-1536x1497.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/odoo-customer-created.png 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We know you love Odoo so please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/support\">contact us<\/a> with your use cases! There&#8217;s more in the queue so voice your feedback and we&#8217;ll keep these Odoo updates coming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-shopify-flows-triggers-and-actions-to-extend-data-in-and-out-of-existing-workflows\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%86%95-New-Shopify-Flows-triggers-and-actions-to-extend-data-in-and-out-of-existing-workflows\"><\/span>\ud83c\udd95 New Shopify Flows triggers and actions to extend data in and out of existing workflows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopify Flow is great but it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/shopify-flow\">limited in connectors<\/a> that matter. We&#8217;ve heard your cries to extend existing Flows into MESA so we&#8217;ve made it even easier than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Flow triggers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Custom Data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Customer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Flow actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send Customer to MESA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Order to MESA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Product to MESA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the &#8220;Send to MESA&#8221; action automatically converts to JSON (as long as it&#8217;s valid), eliminating the need for a custom action to convert that string into JSON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For orders, customers, and products triggers, we also automatically load the payload, removing the need to include a retrieve step in your workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"11789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-877x1024.png\" alt=\"shopify flow actions\" class=\"wp-image-11789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-877x1024.png 877w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-768x897.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-1316x1536.png 1316w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-in-mesa-1754x2048.png 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"11788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-1024x950.png\" alt=\"shopify flow triggers\" class=\"wp-image-11788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-1536x1425.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-in-mesa-2048x1900.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" data-id=\"11795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-1024x869.png\" alt=\"Shopify Flow triggers from MESA\" class=\"wp-image-11795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-1024x869.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-768x652.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-1536x1304.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-triggers-from-mesa-2048x1738.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" data-id=\"11794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-1024x869.png\" alt=\"Shopify Flow actions to MESA\" class=\"wp-image-11794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-1024x869.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-768x652.png 768w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-1536x1304.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.getmesa.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shopify-flow-actions-from-mesa-2048x1738.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-filter-select-from-known-values-and-date-comparisons\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F-Filter-Select-from-known-values-and-date-comparisons\"><\/span>\u2699\ufe0f Filter: Select from known values and date comparisons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing the specific value something can be difficult. Now, in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmesa.com\/apps\/filter\/integrate\">Filter<\/a> tool, when you chose a variable to filter, the condition will update with all known values. For example, this improvement shines when your workflow looks for specific fulfillment or order statuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--ARCADE EMBED START--><div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: calc(80.76923076923077% + 41px); height: 0; width: 100%; margin: 15px 0 30px 0;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/demo.arcade.software\/ajLuhsUJvEa3CsTYfKJr?embed&#038;embed_mobile=inline&#038;embed_desktop=inline&#038;show_copy_link=true\" title=\"Filter - Select from known values\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; color-scheme: light;\" ><\/iframe><\/div><!--ARCADE EMBED END-->\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you can search for before\/after, or on the same date, or combine conditions with an AND to select a specific date range. 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