Read another app's output
Bind to a producer's published contract and diagnose source health.
An app-output source reads a named output published by another app in the tenant. It avoids coupling your consumer directly to the producer's private workflow layout. You need a compatible app engine and access to the available output directory.
Add or change a binding
- Open builder Data and choose Use app output.
- Browse the available producer apps and their outputs.
- Select the intended app/output pair.
- Configure the added source and optionally Narrow record types.
- Bind a component to the source data and save the app.
Use Change output on an existing source to choose a replacement. Recheck downstream bindings because a different output can carry different record shapes.
Leave narrowing empty to read all record types the producer currently publishes. A consumer's narrowing can only reduce that published envelope. It does not grant additional records, and it does not freeze a copy of all published types at the time you added the source.
Read source health
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Not bound | Choose an app and output. |
| Checking… | The directory has not resolved yet. |
| Unknown | The directory could not be read completely or reliably. Retry before concluding absence. |
| Resolves | The output address exists and its record types overlap your requested scope. |
| No published output | No output from that producer is listed; this does not prove the app itself was deleted. |
| Output withdrawn | The producer is listed but no longer publishes this output. |
| No matching record types | Your narrowing has no overlap with the producer's current published types. |
| Producer deleting | A source consuming that producer cannot be saved during its deletion. |
Resolves is an address check, not a record count or freshness guarantee. Inspect the producer's activity when the view is empty or out of date.
App-output sources cannot run the producer's workflows and do not expose workflow/run-trigger controls. If engine compatibility blocks the action, use Engine upgrades. Before withdrawing a producer, inspect Dependencies.