# Workflow Trigger With Variable?

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Tags:** workflows\
**Created:** [July 7, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912 "2023-07-07T15:27:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nychd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nychd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nychd)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912/1 "2023-07-07T15:27:06Z")

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Hi Folks,

Is it possible to use a variable in a workflow enrollment criteria’s “is equal to” field?  
I’m trying to create a workflow that checks for contacts who have the same value in mobile number and regular number, and deletes the duplicate from the regular number field.

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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:** [July 7, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912/2 "2023-07-07T15:37:51Z")

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Hi @nychd,

Out of the box it is not, no. You would either have to leverage third-party data quality automation like [Insycle](https://www.insycle.com/hubspot/) (which integrates nicely with HubSpot) or get coding. This would require an Operations Hub Professional subscription with [custom code actions](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/workflows/custom-code-actions).

Best regards!

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**Author:** ![warrendavey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/warrendavey/32/34525_2.png) [@warrendavey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/warrendavey)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912/3 "2023-07-07T15:42:11Z")

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@nychd Do you have Operations Hub? If so, then you can set the trigger as a mobile phone number is known and put it to a re-enrollment. Then you will need a custom code action (hence why you need operations hub) that will look for a duplicate number. If it exists then you can have the custom code delete the new contact or send you a notification. We’ve built similar custom code actions.

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**Author:** ![nychd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nychd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nychd)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912/4 "2023-07-07T16:39:28Z")

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I don’t, but good to know that would work if we ever invest in it!  
In the end, I created the list of duplicates in google sheets and then used a workflow to delete the property.

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**Author:** ![warrendavey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/warrendavey/32/34525_2.png) [@warrendavey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/warrendavey)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-trigger-with-variable/84912/5 "2023-07-07T17:11:08Z")

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Sounds good. Glad you found a work around.