---
title: "AutoRegister Attribute Glossary"
slug: "autoregister-attributes"
description: "Explore the AutoRegister Attributes available in the Decisions SDK and learn how they determine where custom code is registered within Decisions."
updated: 2026-04-27T20:46:53Z
published: 2026-04-28T14:13:01Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/autoregister-attributes"
---

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# AutoRegister Attribute Glossary

## Overview

Attributes dictate where the code should live in Decisions, whether it should be in the Flow Steps toolbox, the Rule Verb toolbox, or both if the code allows.

| Add to Methods | Description |
| --- | --- |
| AutoRegisterMethod | A single method class file is added to the Flow Step toolbox. |
| AutoRegisterMethodAsRuleStep | A single method class file is added to the Rule Verb toolbox. |
| ExcludeMethodOnAutoRegister | Prevents a method from being available if using a class-level attribute. |

| Class Level Attributes (Do not use if implementing ASync or IASync) | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [](https://documentation.decisions.com/version-10/docs/flow-steps-simple)AutoRegisterMethodsOnClass (Flow Steps Only) | Adds every method to the Flow Step toolbox. |
| AutoRegisterMethodsAsRuleSteps (Add Rule Parts) | Adds every method to the Rule Verb toolbox. |

| Class Level Attributes (Use if implementing ASync or IASync) | Description |
| --- | --- |
| AutoRegisterStep | Adds every method to the Flow Step toolbox. |
| AutoRegisterRuleStep | Adds every method to the Rule Verb toolbox. |

| Properties | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ShapeImageAndColorProvider | Sets shape, image, and color properties for Flow Steps |

The AutoRegisterMethodsOnClass attribute is used for a simple Flow step. In the below code snippet, Hello will translate to Aloha when used in Decisions.

The Flow Step Category is the name given after the AutoRegisterMethodsOnClass attribute. 

```csharp
namespace SDK_Doc_Example
{
    [AutoRegisterMethodsOnClass(true, "SDKExampleStep")]
    
    public class SDKExampleStep
    {
    public string TranslateText(string Text)
    {
        if (Text == "Hello")
        {
            return "Aloha";
        }
        return Text;
        }
    }
}
```

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