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# Activating and deactivating a workflow

> 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

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Activating a workflow makes it live and available for execution. Only **Draft** or **Inactive** workflows can be activated.

To activate a workflow:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    On the **Workflows** page, find the workflow you want to activate.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the three dots (<Icon icon="ellipsis-vertical" />) on the **Actions** column and select **Activate**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    The workflow status will change to **Active**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Make sure your workflow is fully configured before activating it. Active workflows will respond to their configured triggers and start executions automatically.
</Note>

## Deactivating a workflow

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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:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    On the **Workflows** page, find the active workflow you want to deactivate.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the three dots (<Icon icon="ellipsis-vertical" />) on the **Actions** column and select **Deactivate**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    The workflow status will change to **Inactive**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Moving a workflow to Draft

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Moving a workflow back to **Draft** status allows you to make significant changes before reactivating it.

<Note>
  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.
</Note>

To move a workflow to draft:

<Steps>
  <Step>
    On the **Workflows** page, find the workflow you want to move to draft.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the three dots (<Icon icon="ellipsis-vertical" />) on the **Actions** column and select **Move to Draft**.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    The workflow status will change to **Draft**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Use the **Draft** status when you need to make substantial changes to a workflow. For minor updates, you can edit an active workflow directly without changing its status.
</Tip>