The Wait for Field Change widget pauses the workflow until the value of a field in the current item or an item in another list meets a defined condition.
Widget Limitations:
- When waiting for a SharePoint Person or Group column configured to allow multiple values, the SharePoint column values must be listed in the exact order specified in the widget. For example: If the widget is waiting for the Person or Group column to change to User1; User2, SharePoint column values entered as User2; User1 will not match.
- When waiting for a SharePoint Choice column configured to allow multiple values, you cannot select the values in the widget like you can for single Choice columns. You must enter them as text or a lookup to text in the format Value1, Value2 (the space after the comma is required). The values must be entered in the same order they appear in the SharePoint column.
Widget Properties:
| Column | Description |
| Wait for Field (Required) | Click the  button to select a field and desired condition. You can monitor a field in the current item, or a field in an item in another list in the current site, site collection, or another site or site collection. See the sections below for instructions to configure the widget for each case. |
| To monitor a field in the current item: | |
| Select | Select Current Item Fields (the default). |
| Field | Select a field in the current item to monitor. |
| Operation |
Specify a condition for the field. Available choices vary by field type, and include:
|
| Value | Specify a value that the selected field must match in order for the workflow to proceed. |
| To monitor a field in another item: | |
| Select | Select External List Lookup. To monitor an item in another list in the current site, select a list in the List box. To monitor an item in a list in another site or site collection, make the desired selections in the Site Collection and Site boxes and then select a List. |
| Field | Select a field to monitor. |
| Filter Field/Equals | To identify the specific item in the list that you want to monitor, select a Filter Field and enter a match criteria in the Equals box, either by typing one or by adding a lookup using the Add Lookup icon ( ). If more than one item matches the criteria, the first item returned is monitored. |
| Operation |
Specify a condition for the field. Available choices vary by field type, and include:
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| Value | Specify a value that the selected field must match in order for the workflow to proceed. |
| Loop every N Minutes | When monitoring for changes to items in a list other than the current list, Conductor must periodically check the item for changes. Enter a number of minutes between checks. A value of 0 will check the item at the next Workflow timer job interval. |
| Click Apply to save the widget settings. | |
Example of Wait for Field Change
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