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Flow Viewer

The Flow Viewer provides a read-only visualization of the action flow within a workflow step. It lets you inspect each action's configuration, runtime status, and output data.

Flow Viewer

Accessing the Flow Viewer

From a step instance page, click the View Flow link to open the Flow Viewer for that step.

Layout

The Flow Viewer is split into two panels:

Left Panel — Action Tree

A hierarchical tree showing all actions in the step flow. Actions can be:

  • Sequential — run one after another
  • Nested in conditionals — inside if/then/else branches
  • Nested in parallel blocks — running simultaneously
  • Inside loops — repeating while a condition is true

Each action shows its name, type icon, and runtime status (To Do, In Progress, Completed, Failed).

Click an action to view its details in the right panel.

Right Panel — Action Details

Shows the selected action's information (read-only):

  • Action name and type — what kind of action this is
  • Configuration — parameters, URL, headers, body, assignees, etc.
  • Output data — response or result data from execution
  • Error details — if the action failed, the error message and details
  • Output mappings — which workflow variables are set from this action's output

Action Types Shown

TypeDescription
User FormCollects data from an assigned user
ApprovalRequests approval or rejection from a user
Document UploadCollects files from a user
HTTP RequestAPI call to an external service
GraphQLGraphQL query execution
JavaScriptCustom code execution
EchoData transformation
Send EmailEmail notification
DelayTimed pause in execution
ConditionalIf/then/else branching
ParallelActions running simultaneously
LoopRepeated execution
Set VariableUpdates a workflow variable

Runtime Status

Each action shows its current execution state:

StatusMeaning
To DoNot yet started
In ProgressCurrently executing
CompletedFinished successfully
FailedExecution failed

Retrying Failed Actions

If a system action has failed, administrators will see a Retry button in the action details panel. Clicking it re-executes the failed action.

INFO

Only global administrators can retry failed actions. Other users can view the error details but cannot trigger a retry.

Tips

  • Use the Flow Viewer to understand the sequence of operations in a workflow step
  • Check failed actions to understand what went wrong and whether a retry is appropriate
  • Review output data to see what values were produced by each action

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