Initialising a process flow manually

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Introduction

Typically, process flows run automatically, according to trigger shape settings. However, there may be times when you want to run a flow immediately - for example, if you're testing a new flow, or troubleshooting a sync issue.

When you run a process flow manually, you'll see each shape is animated when it's reached, and real-time logs are displayed in a side panel.

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Need to know

• Your subscription tier determines the number of process flow runs that can be started per minute - please see Core subscription tiers for information.
• When working with draft process flows, you cannot edit shapes while the flow is being run manually.

The steps

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To run a process flow manually, follow the steps below.

Step 1\ Access the process flow that you want to run.

Step 2\ Click the 'play' icon to initialise the process flow:

Step 3\ The process flow runs. As it runs, you'll see that each shape animates as it's reached, and real-time logs are displayed - for example: