Deploying a process flow

Introduction

When a process flow is deployed and enabled, it runs automatically, according to defined trigger shape settings (or API requests).

Typically, you would build your required flow from the draft version and then deploy this however, it is possible to deploy an older, inactive version if needed.

There are two methods for deploying a process flow:

For detailed information about the different process flow versions that you may encounter, please see Process flow versioning.

Method 1 (deploy button)

1

Access version details for the required process flow

Open settings for the required process flow and scroll down to the versions panel.

For detailed instructions, please refer to Accessing process flow versions.

2

Select the required version

The currently selected version (i.e. the version displayed on the canvas) is shown with an 'eye' icon in the selected column.

Make sure that the version you want to deploy is selected here - typically, this would be a draft version, for example:

3

Deploy the selected version

Click the deploy button (a little further up in the settings panel):

The deploy button is only shown when a draft or inactive version is selected.

The process flow is deployed, and the canvas now shows the deployed version - for example:

Method 2 (ellipsis actions)

1

Access version details for the required process flow

Open settings for the required process flow and scroll down to the versions panel.

For detailed instructions, please refer to Accessing process flow versions.

2

Access version actions

Click the ellipsis icon associated with the draft or inactive version that you want to deploy:

3

Deploy the associated version

Select the deploy option:

The deploy option is only shown when a draft or inactive version is selected.

The process flow is deployed, and the canvas now shows the deployed version - for example:

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