Create or Edit a Flow
A flow is a composition of steps that forms a set of actions that are linked by decision-making logic in order to automate tasks. For example: Health checks, troubleshooting, remediation, or any other repetitive IT tasks.
Creating flows is the main function of OO Designer.
You can also display and edit a flow that was created externally from OO Designer, for example in ATOM. However, if the flow contains errors, OO Designer may not be able to display it in the Authoring pane. In such a case, you will need to fix the flow in the editor in which it was created and import it to OO Designer again.
Naming Flows
The name of a flow is limited to 128 characters.
The combined name and path of a flow (under the Library folder) is limited to 220 characters.
Names must be unique within their folders.
Names are not case-sensitive, so names such as "Ping" and "ping" are considered duplicates. However, when calling an item, make sure to use the correct case.
Flow names must contain alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), hyphens ( - ), and underscores ( _ ).
Flow names cannot contain white spaces, parentheses ( () ), square brackets ( [] ), curly braces ( {} ), and only digits (0-9).
Names cannot be identical to the following Windows reserved words: CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, NUL, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9 .
Create a new flow
- In the Projects pane, select the folder in which you want to locate the new flow.
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Click the New
button and select Flow. -
In the New Flow dialog box, enter a name for the flow and click OK.
Note When naming a flow, make sure the naming conventions are followed. See Naming Flows. To change a flow name, copy it as a new flow with the correct name.
A new tab opens in the Authoring pane with the name of the new flow.
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Click the Properties button
to display the flow's Properties pane. -
Click the Description tab. You can enter a summary of what the flow does.
