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Create Flow Definitions

Flow Definitions are blueprints that outline the sequence of actions required for a specific business process. This guide walks through creating a Flow Definition for employee offboarding.

Create a Flow Definition​

  1. Navigate to the Find Business Request Flow page by expanding Low Code/No Code Workflow and selecting No Code Flows from the navbar.

  2. Click the New Flow Definition button.

    New Flow Definition Button Figure 1: Click New Flow Definition to create a new Flow Definition

  3. Enter the details for the Flow Definition:

    FieldDescription
    NameName of the Flow Definition (e.g., "Employee Offboarding")
    Display NameName displayed in the EmpowerID UI
    Locale Key (Unique Name)Optional locale key for the Flow Definition name
    DescriptionDescription of the Flow Definition's purpose
    Locale Key For DescriptionOptional locale key for the Flow Definition description
    BR Generation SPROCStored procedure to convert the Flow Definition into a Business Request. Leave at default value: BusinessRequest_GenerateBusinessRequestFlowDefinitionRequest
    Business Request TypeBusiness Request Type for the Flow Definition (e.g., "Person Leaver")

  4. Click Save.

    The new Flow Definition appears in the Flow Definitions tab of the Find Business Request Flow page.

    Flow Definitions List Figure 2: Flow Definition appears in the Flow Definitions tab after creation

Next Steps​

After creating the Flow Definition, create Flow Items that define the individual actions to occur within the flow. Once created, you will add these Flow Items to the Flow Definition.