--- title: "Placeholder Step" slug: "placeholder-step" tags: ["placeholder"] updated: 2025-07-09T13:11:23Z published: 2025-07-09T13:11:23Z canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/placeholder-step" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.decisions.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Placeholder Step | ## Step Details | | --- | | **Introduced in Version** | --- | | **Modified in Version** | --- | | **Location** | Annotation | The Placeholder Step component provides a way to simulate an outcome or an object with output data. It has no function except to describe a component that will be inserted at a later date. The Placeholder Step is commonly used while designing a Flow structure to provide information about additional steps needed in the Flow. --- ## Properties #### Outcome Definition | Property | Description | Data Type | | --- | --- | --- | | | Outcomes | Allows the user to set the outcome path name and output data of the step | --- | | | SelectedPath | Sets the path the step will follow in the Flow | --- | #### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1657121351033.png) Related Information Forum Posts: [Placeholder Link Text](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/15590/placeholder-link-text)