Profile2 field comparison doesn't work

If you're comparing the entered data, then you need 'text comparison', not 'data comparison'. It's kinda confusing, so assigning myself to update that in the docs, or something later on.

equals yes

I have the same issue, does anyone have a solution?

Pffff.... It took me tree days to find out what the problem is and how to deal with it.

If I drill down to the field by using the Data Selector the Data Compare fails.
If I use the direct input method and fill in the right field the Data Compare succeeds.

Some notes:

• The problem does not occur in nodes
• The problem does not occur in Actions. You can use the Data selector method in the Actions without any problem. (This made it so hard to solve because I saw, in the by Actions generated message, the correct unchanged and save field values)

This is a part of the rule while using the Data Selector to get to the field "profile2-unchanged:user:profile-outlet:field-shopname"

This method fails!!

{ "rules_send email" : {
    "LABEL" : "Send email if a Profile2 values is changed",
    "PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
    "OWNER" : "rules",
    "REQUIRES" : [ "rules", "mimemail", "profile2" ],
    "ON" : { "profile2_update" : [] },
    "IF" : [
      { "entity_has_field" : {
          "entity" : [ "profile2:user:profile-outlet" ],
          "field" : "field_shopname"
        }
      },
      { "NOT data_is" : {
          "data" : [ "profile2:user:profile-outlet:field-shopname" ],
          "value" : [ "profile2-unchanged:user:profile-outlet:field-shopname" ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "DO" : [
      { "mimemail" : {
      etc..... etc......

This is part of the rule export when I use de Direct input method and I past the field [profile2-unchanged:field-shopname] directly in the Data Value field

This method works!!

{ "rules_send email" : {
    "LABEL" : "Send email if a Profile2 values is changed",
    "PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
    "OWNER" : "rules",
    "REQUIRES" : [ "rules", "mimemail", "profile2" ],
    "ON" : { "profile2_update" : [] },
    "IF" : [
      { "entity_has_field" : {
          "entity" : [ "profile2:user:profile-outlet" ],
          "field" : "field_shopname"
        }
      },
      { "NOT data_is" : {
          "data" : [ "profile2:user:profile-outlet:field-shopname" ],
          "value" : "[profile2-unchanged:field-shopname]"
        }
      }
    ],
    "DO" : [
      { "mimemail" : {
      etc..... etc......

I am happy that I can finally can use rules now with this workaround, but I still think this is a bug in Profiles2

neorg, I've not been able to get this to work for me based on your method above. Anyone else have any luck here?

@mitchell - did you ever write up that documentation? Still have plans to do that?

@mitchell - did you ever write up that documentation? Still have plans to do that?

Not a bug, but still needs to be documented.