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title: "Using the Catch Exception Step"
slug: "using-the-catch-exception-step"
updated: 2021-03-12T15:05:28Z
published: 2021-03-12T15:07:13Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/using-the-catch-exception-step"
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# Using the Catch Exception Step

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 6.9.2 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Catch Exception |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

This Example Lab project demonstrates the ability to catch an exception and continue the Flow without stopping.

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## Explanation

This Flow is built to demonstrate how the **Catch Exception** step works. The Sub-Flow is setup with an email step that has not been configured, so although the Flow steps are connected an error would still be expected since there is no configuration data. The 'Add Outcome for Exception' checkbox can be found in the **Outcome** section of most Flow steps; enabling this checkbox will create an **On Exception** outcome path from the step selected (the Run Sub-Flow step in this case).

This new outcome path leads to a **Throw Exception** step, which works in tandem with the **Catch Exception** step. Throw Exception will toss that exception data over to Catch Exception, and in this example, is received by the **Save Error Log** step.

Reference Articles[Exception Handling Best Practices](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/introduction-to-exception-handling)

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

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