# Create a workflow that will force last activity update

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-a-workflow-that-will-force-last-activity-update/68356>\
**Category:** Tips, Tricks & Best Practices\
**Created:** [November 1, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-a-workflow-that-will-force-last-activity-update/68356 "2022-11-01T23:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![smk](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/smk/32/18373_2.png) [@smk](https://community.hubspot.com/u/smk)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-a-workflow-that-will-force-last-activity-update/68356/1 "2022-11-01T23:42:49Z")

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I want to create a workflow with a trigger of:

deal stage changed within the last 1 day

that will force the Last Activity Date property to update to today (or the time that the workflow runs).

Suggestions?

(I’m doing this because changing the Deal Stage does not update the Last Activity Date - insane.)

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/create-a-workflow-that-will-force-last-activity-update/68356/2 "2022-11-02T05:23:39Z")

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Hi @smk,

The _Last activity date_ refers to the the last time a note, chat conversation, call, email, meeting, message, or task was logged for a deal.

If you want a property that automatically updates with the change of _Deal stage_, there is the _Last modified date_: the most recent date that any property on a deal was updated.

It’s not possible to update the _Last activity date_ manually. If you want a property that behaves like the _Last activity date_ but also updates with changes in _Deal stage_, you would have to create a custom property which is updated by workflow whenever the _Last activity date_ or _Deal stage_ are changed (filter for ‘is known’ and enable re-enrollment for both).

My recommendation would be to use the _Last modified date_.

Best regards!