Control whether a workflow is live for execution by activating, deactivating, or moving it back to draft status as your needs change.
Workflow lifecycle management allows you to control whether a workflow is available for execution. You can activate, deactivate, or move a workflow back to draft status depending on your needs.
Activating a workflow makes it live and available for execution. Only Draft workflows can be activated. An Inactive workflow must first be moved back to Draft before it can be activated again.To activate a workflow:
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On the Workflows page, find the workflow you want to activate.
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Click the three dots () on the Actions column and select Activate.
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The workflow status will change to Active.
Make sure your workflow is fully configured before activating it. Active workflows will respond to their configured triggers and start executions automatically.
Deactivating a workflow stops it from responding to triggers. It will not start new executions, but any in-progress executions will continue to completion.To deactivate a workflow:
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On the Workflows page, find the active workflow you want to deactivate.
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Click the three dots () on the Actions column and select Deactivate.
Moving a workflow back to Draft status allows you to make significant changes before reactivating it.
The Move to Draft option is only available for workflows in the Inactive state. Workflows in Draft or Active states won’t show this option in the Actions menu.
To move a workflow to draft:
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On the Workflows page, find the workflow you want to move to draft.
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Click the three dots () on the Actions column and select Move to Draft.
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The workflow status will change to Draft.
To edit a workflow, first deactivate it (an active workflow can’t be edited directly), then use Move to Draft; make your changes and activate it again — or Clone it to iterate without touching the live version.
