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Flow shapes

A shape in a flow represents a task that a user or application completes as part of a business process. By connecting different types of shapes in a flow, you can define the path that a case follows from creation to resolution.

The following table describes all supported flow shapes. Some shapes are not available for screen flows or flows that you update in the case life cycle instead of the Flow form.

Name

Description

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Annotation

Adds notes or comments to the flow without affecting how the flow runs.

Approval

Routes a case to one or more reviewers, based on a user name, reporting structure, or authority matrix.

Assign to robot queue

If you are using Robotic Process Automation (RPA), identifies the robotic work queue from which a robotic VM retrieves assignments and the automation that the VM runs after retrieving an assignment.

Assignment

Creates a task in a work queue or worklist so that a user can provide input to the flow.

Assignment Service

Synchronously connects your application to an external system to send or receive data and waits for a response before moving to the next step in the flow.

Attach Content

Attaches a file, URL, or note to a case.

Change Stage

Moves the case to a different stage in the life cycle.

Create case

Creates a top-level case or one or more child cases.

Create PDF

Creates a PDF file from a specified section and attaches it to the case.

Decision

Evaluates an expression or calls a rule, such as a decision tree, to determine which step is next in the flow progression.

Duplicate Search

Returns a list of cases that match the search criteria that are defined in the case type.

End

Designates the end of flow processing.

Integrator

Asynchronously connects your application to an external system to send or receive data and does not wait for a response before moving to the next step in the flow.

Persist Case

Converts a temporary case to a permanent object in the database.

Post to Pulse

Creates a message that is sent to the Pulse social stream.

Push Notification

Sends a notification to an iOS or Android mobile device to indicate that an action is required by the user.

Question

Asks the user to answer a simple question, based on the format that you provide.

Run Data Flow

Runs a single-case data flow that makes decisions or captures responses.

Send Email

Sends an email to one or more work parties.

Send Notification

Sends a notification to users over one or more channels based on the logic defined in a notification rule.

Send via DocuSign

Sends documents for electronic signatures by using the DocuSign service.

Split For Each

Performs the same operation for each item in a list.

Split Join

Sends the case to two or more other flows, both of which must finish before the current flow resumes.

Start

Designates the start of flow processing.

Subprocess

Calls another flow from the current flow.

Survey

Asks the user to take a survey, based on the format that you provide.

Swimlane

Identifies a group of shapes that are associated with the same organizational unit.

Update a Case

Updates the case or all child cases and descendants.

Utility

Runs an activity to perform processing that does not require user input.

Wait

Pauses an assignment for a specified length of time or until one or more cases reach a specific status.