Manage Workflows

Last Updated: August 18, 2026

You can manage Business Process workflows on the Workflow: Business Process page. Create, copy, edit, delete, preview, share, initiate, and end workflows all from this page.

Requirements

Review these Requirements before you start.

Business Process Workflow Details

The Workflow: Business Process page has the following:

  • + New Workflow: Select this button to create a new workflow.
  • Workflows: Select this tab to view existing workflows.
  • Active: Select this tab to view in-progress workflows.
  • Completed: Select this tab to view workflows that are completed, rejected, or terminated.

Vasion Automate showing Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, and published and draft workflows.

Preview a Workflow

To view the workflow steps in the workflow designer, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Preview.

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing expanded More menu with Preview option highlighted.

Copy a Workflow

When a workflow is published and in use by being assigned at least once, the workflow can no longer be edited. Instead a copy of the workflow can be made so that changes can be made without affecting workflows in progress.

To copy a workflow, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Make a Copy.

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing expanded More menu with "Make a Copy" option highlighted.

Edit a Workflow

To edit the workflow steps in the workflow designer, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. Change the workflow as necessary. For more information on editing workflows, refer to Build a Workflow.

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing expanded More menu with Edit option highlighted.

This option is available only when the workflow is in Draft status. To change a workflow status to Draft from Published, refer to Unpublish a Workflow.

Share a Workflow

For a user other than the workflow creator to manage a workflow, you must assign them a role for the workflow.

To assign a role to a user for a specific workflow, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Share.
  3. Select the + Add User button.
  4. Search for and select the user in the Name field.
  5. Select a role for the user from the Access menu:
    1. Owner: Grants the user full control over the workflow.
    2. Editor: Grants the user the Start Workflow, Preview, Unpublish, and Share options.
    3. Viewer: Grants the user the Start Workflow and Preview options.
  6. Select Save.

Permission page showing users with Owner, Editor, and Viewer roles assigned.

Delete a Workflow

To delete a workflow, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Delete.
  3. In the Delete this workflow? modal, select Delete.

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing expanded More menu with Delete option highlighted.

Delete Multiple Workflows

To delete one or more workflows, do the following:

  1. Select the checkbox next to each workflow.

  2. Select the Delete button or the Delete option from the More menu More menu..

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing selected workflow and Delete button.

You can delete only a draft workflow or a published workflow that has not been started.

Start a Workflow

There are multiple ways to configure a workflow to start. To start a workflow, refer to Start a Workflow

This option is available only after a workflow has been published. To publish a workflow, refer to Save and Publish the Workflow

A published workflow that is initiated by external actions does not have the Start Workflow option. To initiate this type of workflow, assign the form to a user.

Unpublish a Workflow

To remove the published status from a workflow, do the following:

  1. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  2. Select Unpublish.

This option is available only if a published workflow has never been assigned to a user.

Workflow: Business Process page, Workflows tab, showing expanded More menu with Unpublish option highlighted.

To make edits to a workflow that has already been assigned to users, the best practice is to make a copy of the workflow and edit the copy.

Stop a Workflow

To stop a workflow that is in progress, do the following:

  1. Select the Active tab.

  2. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  3. Select Stop.
  4. In the Are you sure you want to stop this workflow? modal, select Stop.

This option is available only for instances of workflows that have already been started.

Workflow: Business Process page, Active tab, showing expanded More menu with Stop option highlighted.

View a Workflow's History

To view the history of a workflow, do the following:

  1. Select the Active tab.
  2. Select the More menu More menu. next to the workflow.
  3. Select Preview.

Vasion Automate showing workflow history.

This option is available only for instances of workflows that have already been started and had an action be taken.

Next Steps

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