The following sections contain ArcGIS Arcade expressions that allow you to access the history of work performed on a job. This includes obtaining results from specific steps, webhooks, and the last person assigned to a step. These expressions don't attach files or logs to a job, but they can be used to guide the workflow, assign steps to specific users or groups, and access specific types of output values.
LastRunner
The LastRunner expression returns the username of the last person who ran the specified step.
Parameters
LastRunner(job_id, step_id)
| Name | Explanation | Data type |
|---|---|---|
job_id | The ID of the job. | String |
step_id | The ID of the step in the workflow diagram. | String |
Output
Returns a string value of the username of the last person who ran the specified step.
Expression sample
The following expression returns the username of the last person who ran the current job's specified step:
LastRunner($Job, 'f50d740d-cc04-9296-4ce3-181e82604465')jdoeJobReturnValue
The JobReturnValue expression returns a completed step's return value. This expression is typically used to confirm whether a step failed or was successful, and it is commonly used when investigating steps that have failed to run properly.
Parameters
JobReturnValue(job_id, step_id)
| Name | Explanation | Data type |
|---|---|---|
job_id | The ID of the job. | String |
step_id | The ID of the step in the workflow diagram. | String |
Output
Returns a string value of the specified step's return value for the specified job.
Expression sample
The following expression returns the return value of the specified step for the current job:
JobReturnValue($Job, 'f50d740d-cc04-9296-4ce3-181e82604465')S000001JobOutputValue
The JobOutputValue expression returns the output value for a completed step.
Parameters for step output values
JobOutputValue (job_id, step_id, {value_name})
| Name | Explanation | Data type |
|---|---|---|
job_id | The ID of the job. | String |
step_id | The ID of the step in the workflow diagram. | String |
value_name (Optional) | The specific output value key for steps with multiple output values. The first value is returned by default. | String |
Expression samples
The following expression returns the Status step output value for a Send Web Request step:
JobOutputValue($Job, 'e31395eb-dafc-2a11-777c-6da02c86e122', 'Status')200JobOutputArray
The JobOutputArray expression returns a completed step's output value as an Arcade array type. This expression can only be used with the Send Web Request step.
Parameters for step output values
JobOutputArray(job_id, step_id, {value_name})
| Name | Explanation | Data type |
|---|---|---|
job_id | The ID of the job. | String |
step_id | The ID of the step in the workflow diagram. | String |
value_name (Optional) | The specific output value key for steps with multiple output values. The first value is returned by default. | String |
Output
Returns the JSON string array of a completed step's output value as an Arcade array type.
Expression example
The following expression returns the dates output value for the current job's specified step:
JobOutputArray($Job, 'd27395ec-ddfe-2b11-777a-6df02e86d835', 'dates')['2022-01-20', '2022-02-21']