Overview

A workflow action group lets you define a series of actions that can be stored on its own and referenced in other workflows. A workflow within a workflow, if you will.

However, now that manual workflows have parameters, they can provide this functionality in a better way. Therefore, for simplicity and consistency, we're removing workflow action groups and updating manual workflows so they can be referenced within other workflows.

Who will be affected?

Users who create and edit workflows via the Alloy API.

Details

You'll be able to reference a manual workflow in your workflow by creating an action whose design implements designInterfaces_workflowManualTrigger:

• The parametersDesignCode property must be set to the design code of the manual workflow.
• The new OutputActionId property must be set to the ID of the action that represents the final output of the referenced manual workflow. This output will be passed on to the next action in your workflow.

While it will be possible to chain multiple workflows (a workflow that references a manual workflow that references a manual workflow...), rest assured that Alloy will stop you from creating any circular references! 😮‍💨

Parameters

If the referenced manual workflow requires any parameters, you can supply them in the parameters array when adding/editing the relevant action in your workflow.

Depending on the type of WorkflowComputedItemAttributeWebModel used, you can supply values computed during your workflow, or pass on any parameter values that were supplied to your workflow when triggered.

Removed endpoints

All WorkflowActionGroup endpoints will be removed from the Alloy API.

Expected Release Date

26th October 2023 as part of the Alloy v2.52 release.