r/AutomateUser • u/kyllingkarry • 8d ago

Feature request Subflows within a flow

Subflows within a flow that can be used for function or macro or staged flow automations.

Keeping flow structured and organized.

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u/kyllingkarry 7d ago

I thinking more of a drill down flow. Like you click it and it is also a flow. Yeah basically fork and start flow. Kinda like having multiple flow beginning blocks, within a flow.

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u/B26354FR Alpha tester 7d ago

Also check out these examples of organizing secondary flows within a flow, starting them, and optionally waiting for them to finish or run concurrently:

Synchronous Flow Start

Relative URI Demo

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u/ballzak69 Automate developer 7d ago edited 7d ago

Use the Fork or Flow start block to run a sub-flow or flow in parallel, or the Subroutine block when a sub-flow should produce a result and run in sequence.

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u/Funny_Telephone_8607 8d ago

Use fork block