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title: "Triggering an Activity on Initial Assignment"
slug: "triggering-an-activity-on-initial-assignment"
updated: 2023-09-06T10:48:03Z
published: 2023-09-06T10:48:03Z
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# Triggering an Activity on Initial Assignment

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 8.1 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Trigger Activity on Initial Assignment |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

This Example Lab demonstrates how to use a Form Assignment Handler Flow within an Assignment to send a custom notification upon initial Assignment.

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## Explanation

The following Example Lab project consists of three items: a **Flow** containing all logic "Parent Flow", an example **Assignment** "Example Assignment", and a **Form Assignment Handler Flow** "Triggered Activity - Flow Assignment Handler Flow" that sends the notification.

Within the parent Flow, the Assignment should be assigned to the initiating account for the sake of simplicity for this Example Lab; however, any account may be assigned this Assignment and any account may receive its subsequent custom notification. In the Assignment's On Step Run settings, the **Step Start Flow Type** is set to **SharedFlow** so a Form Assignment Handler Flow may be created. Within the Form Assignment Handler Flow, "Action String" [String] input data is added to the Flow as well as a **Send Notification To Accounts and Groups** step. This step's **Notify User** setting should specify which account will receive the notification once the assignee receives the Assignment. Returning back to the Assignment's On Step Run settings, the **URL Parameter Name** settings should now select the "Action String" input made in the Handler Flow.

After running the parent Flow, the user(s) specified in the Notify User setting will receive a notification once the assignee gets the Assignment.

Reference Articles[](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/about-assignments)[Assignment Settings and Configurations](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/assignment-settings)  
[](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/assignment-settings)[Send Notifications Step](https://documentation.decisions.com/step-library/docs/send-notification-step)

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[ExampleLab[TriggerActivityOnInitialAssignment].zip](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/ExampleLab%5BTriggerActivityOnInitialAssignment%5D.zip)

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