Hey folks 👋 I am trying to run a workflow where I search for C-level execs first, and if results are less than X, fall back to VP / Director / Head roles. I tried:
Checking result count via People Update Search, but there’s no conditional run option
Creating a filtered view from the first search and running a second People Search, results aren’t reliable
Is there a recommended workaround or native pattern to handle people search fallback logic?
You can use custom waterfalls for this exact scenario! They let you conditionally run multiple enrichments in sequence - perfect for your C-level → VP/Director fallback logic. [1]
Set up a custom waterfall with your C-level search as stage A, then VP/Director search as stage B. It'll automatically try the second search if the first doesn't find enough results.
For more complex conditional logic, you can also use the "Only run if" condition in column run settings combined with conditional formulas to check result counts from previous searches. [2]
Before diving into setup, I'd recommend trying Sculptor (top-right corner) - it can help you build this workflow quickly and might save you time setting up the conditional logic!
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Checked with sculptor and manually- not able to perform people search with custom waterfalls
Sorry to hear Sculptor and custom waterfalls didn’t work as expected. I’ll connect you with a human teammate who can assist further.
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Hey Harsh,
The workaround here is to set this up as two separate Find People enrichments in the same table, then gate the second one with a run condition.
Here’s the pattern:
Add your first Find People (C-level) from the enrichment panel (search “find contact” / Find People).
Set it to Save results in this table, and run it with your C-level title filters.
Add a second Find People enrichment for your fallback titles (VP / Director / Head).
Open the second enrichment’s Run settings and set Don’t run unless so it only runs when your first search didn’t return enough results.
This gives you the fallback behavior without relying on filtered views or People Update Search for conditional logic.
Let me know if you have more questions.
thanks.. Gotcha use Find people Enrichment instead of update people search
Yeah! 🙂 Let me know if you have more questions
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