Hi, I am wondering if we can use a javascript query to trigger a javascript transformer to run? I tried transformer.run() and transformer.trigger() in the javascript query, but they both don't work. Thank you!

Hey doris.I, happy to help with this :blush: JS transformers can't be triggered in the same way that a JS query can. JS transformers update when their input variables update and return a value that can then be referenced in your app. Here are a couple of suggestions for your use case: 1) You could…

How to trigger a javascript transformer to rerun

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How to trigger a javascript transformer to rerun

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