Execute an Automator workflow does not work with Sonoma

Questions & Suggestions
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I have multiple Automator workflows to detect the existence of reminders with specific criteria in the App Reminders, which worked since a long time with KM "Execute an Automator workflow", but does no more since I have upgraded to Sonoma. The workflows are correctly executed within Automator, but not from KM. KM issues a notification "Action failed, the action search for elements in calendar failed...". Anybody has an experience ?

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Sounds like it needs Calendar security permissions.

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I checked : KM is authorized to access to Calendar and Reminders. But the action fails anyway...

4

I have the same issue with running a bash script in a macro- used to work before OS upgrade but not now. I can not find any errors reported in the logs. Security settings look ok (inc Full Disk Access) - but assume something is preventing it

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After multiple tests, I discover that KM accepts to execute Automator workflows, except when there is an action "Search for Reminders with criteria..." (not sure of the english because I use the french version).
However, such action is still perfectly executed within Automator under Sonoma OSX.

The Log explains that KM does not accept this specific Action : (translated from french)
"Action "Search for elements in Calendar" is in error : « -requestAccessToEntityType:completion: is outdated ; using this method is no more authorized. Use rather -requestFullAccessToEventsWithCompletion:, "

I didn't find any other action in Automator able to extract specific reminders. It used to work with KM under Ventura OSX and precedings, but no more under Sonoma.

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Finally, the problem is not in KBM but in Apple OS management of "Confidentiality & Security" : it does not give the allowance to an app which search for certain Reminders in the Reminder App, because "it is not allowed in Calendar", and I found no solution to get this allowance.
So the solution is to replace the KBM action "Execute Automator Workflow" by a sequence of actions : open Automator App, select the workflow and open it in Automator, execute it in Automator, Close Automator (+necessary pauses in between)...!
Hope Apple solve this bug quickly...

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