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[Feature Request]: Workflow conflict detection and logic validation
Source: paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx#14028 · opened by @b-syndicate
Description Problem / Current Behavior As the number and complexity of workflows increases, it becomes increasingly difficult to identify logical conflicts between them. Paperless-ngx allows users to create multiple workflows with different triggers, filters and actions. Workflows are executed according to their sort order, and their actions may modify the same document properties. This makes it possible to unintentionally create workflows that: • perform opposing actions on the same tag or field • overwrite values assigned by another workflow • react to changes caused by another workflow • duplicate existing workflow logic • produce different results depending on workflow execution order Currently, there does not appear to be any built-in validation or analysis that warns the user about such situations. As a result, a workflow configuration can appear valid individually while producing unexpected results when combined with other wo…
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