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title: "Creating Simple Flows"
slug: "creating-simple-flows"
updated: 2025-06-06T14:12:05Z
published: 2025-06-06T14:12:05Z
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# Creating Simple Flows

## Overview

Simple Flows offer users a simplistic way of creating Flows using Simple Flow Steps for quick process creation.

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## Simple Step Configuration

In a Designer Project, click CREATE FLOW, select **Simple**, and click **Simple Flow Step**. Provide a **Name**and click CREATE.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h07_18.png)

The **Properties**panel has two categories; SETUP and FLOW. The SETUP contains properties unique to the Simple Step Designer, while the [FLOW](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/configure-flows)category comprises the same settings as a regular Flow Designer**.**

### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h08_10.png) Setup

| Setting Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Edit Flow Setup |
| Use Edit Flow | This provides a Flow where the user can configure the Flow Configure values |
| Hide Property Grid | Allows the user to determine whether the Property Grid is displayed |
| Category | Allows the user to specify the category the step will be under |
| Sub Category | Allows the user to specify the sub-category the step will be under |
| Step Image | Users can add an image that will represent the step |
| Background | Specifies the background color of the step |
| Border Color | Specifies the border color of the step |
| Flow Setup |
| Flow Configuration Values | Values that a user can edit when using the step in the Simple Flow Designer. These are properties that would configure a Step. |
| Flow Anchor Data | Data that is passed as an Input to this Flow. In a Regular Flow, this is the input Step that in on the Start Step. |
| Start Event Flow Setup |
| Use Startup Flow | Allows a user to configure a startup Flow |

**Flow Configuration Values** and **Flow Anchor Data** can be found in the **Data Explorer** after being added to their respective sections in the Properties tab. These variables can be used throughout the Flow.

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### Use Edit Flow Option

Check the **Use Edit Flow** checkbox and click EDIT FLOW. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h08_35.png)

This Flow allows users to edit the Flow Configuration values. The following steps will be displayed: **Start**, **Save**, and **Cancel**. This Flow does not require a Save step as the data is automatically saved to the configured values on the Save End step.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h09_00.png)

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## Creating a Simple Flow

1. Navigate to a Designer project****and click CREATE FLOW. Click SIMPLE,****select **Simple****Flow**, provide a **Name**, then click CREATE.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h09_30.png)
2. If a Simple Flow step has any Anchor Data attached to it, the input needs to be added for that step to appear in the **Quick****Add**panel. This can be done by selecting the **Start**step and clicking SHOW EDITOR on the Properties panel.  
  
Additionally, in the Properties panel under Layout, there is a setting called **Constrained Layout**. When this is set to False, the Flow will immediately save and re-load, and the Constrained Layout setting will no longer be available to change. When the Simple Flow is in Unconstrained Mode, the End step can be removed; the End step can be re-added from the **Quick Add Gallery**. In Unconstrained Mode, designers can control the outcome paths of Simple Flow steps,The Input datatype must match the Flow Anchor Data datatype.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h10_31.png)
3. Click the plus sign below the **Start**step to add steps.By default, there are [two steps in the Simple Flow Designer](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/default-simple-flow-steps): the **Branch Process** step and the **Run Rule** step. 

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-13_11h11_08.png)

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For further information on Flows, visit the [Decisions Forum](https://community.decisions.com/categories/Flows).