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# 2023 06 26 release notes (core)

## Overview

Today we're excited to launch a suite of features which herald an entirely new way of creating and managing data flows in the Patchworks dashboard:

* [Process flows](#process-flows)
* [Patchworks marketplace](#patchworks-marketplace)
* [Connector builder](#connector-builder)

This suite of features is known as Core.

## Process flows

**Process flows** are an incredibly powerful tool that you can use to define smart, flexible flows to exchange data between connector [instances](/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-instances.md).

Process flows are built by dragging and dropping [shapes](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes.md) onto a [canvas](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/the-process-flow-canvas.md), and then configuring those shapes to work in the way you need.\
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Please take a look at our [Patchworks quickstart guide](/product-documentation/getting-started/patchworks-quickstart-guide.md) to get your bearings, and then navigate to the [process flows](/product-documentation/process-flows/about-process-flows.md) section of this documentation for more detailed information.

## Patchworks marketplace

The Patchworks marketplace includes a range of prebuilt connectors for third-party systems, ready for you to [install](/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/installing-a-connector.md). Having installed a connector, you can create [instances](/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/connectors-and-instances-introduction.md) of it with your own credentials for the underlying third-party application, and then add these instances as [process flow connections](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/standard-shapes/connector-shape.md).

## Connector builder

With Patchworks, you can configure and connect any of our prebuilt [connectors](/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/connectors-and-instances-introduction.md) in [process flows](/product-documentation/process-flows/about-process-flows.md).

But what if we don't have a prebuilt [connector](/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/connectors-and-instances-introduction.md) for an application that you need to sync? Maybe you have a bespoke, in-house system - or perhaps you want to integrate an application that's completely outside of the eCommerce arena. No problem - the Patchworks [connector builder](/product-documentation/developer-hub/connector-builder.md) is your new best friend!

If you have technical knowledge of APIs and working with data structures, you can use the [connector builder](/product-documentation/developer-hub/connector-builder.md) to integrate any application with REST or SOAP APIs.

## Upgrading to core

If you registered for a Patchworks account before July 2023, you'll be familiar with using [services](broken://pages/2m0XggAwLUq0vHystyPC) to sync data between systems. Process flows include all the functionality of services and much more.

You can continue to do this but if you'd like to try [process flows](#process-flows), please contact your Customer Success Manager, or reach out to <customersuccess@wearepatchworks.com>.