In directus I am creating records where one column is a float that contains negative numbers.
On creation of a record I would like to copy the absolute value of this column to another column in the same collection automatically.
Example: After creating a record with a column having this: -45.20 value, I would like to create an automatic flow that copies 45.20 part of the cell to another column in that same record just inserted.
Is this possible with flows in directus?
In general terms, it sounds like you are looking to read data the moment it is created, transform it, then write it back in to another Field/Collection. This is my understanding of how to do this:
For the first and last steps, you can use the Event Hook Trigger as well as the Read/Update Items Operations.
However, the second step requires you write a function to transform the value. At the time of writing this answer, there is no Operation to write/apply a function in the Flow. Therefore, in order to have function logic, you can create your own Custom Hook to add that logic or use a Webhook Operation to send the data off to another service, process/transform it as desired, then return it- either to another Flow via a Webhook Trigger, or just writing the new Item directly into the database.
