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title: "Run Sub Flow Step"
slug: "run-sub-flow"
tags: ["sub flow", "Flow"]
updated: 2025-07-09T20:08:44Z
published: 2025-07-09T20:08:44Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/run-sub-flow"
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# Run Sub Flow Step

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | --- |
| **Modified in Version** | 8.11.71582 |
| **Location** | Designer Entities > Flows, Favorite Steps |

The **Run Sub Flow/Run Flow/Pick** or **Create Flow** step allows users to isolate and reuse a group of steps within other Flows.

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## Properties

#### Advanced

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Additional Data For Flow | Provides input data to a Flow where the exact input data parameters are unknown at design time | --- |
|  | Output data name | Name of the data | --- |
|  | Data type | The data type for the data | --- |
|  | Can be null | Allows the data to have a null value | --- |
|  | Is list | Defines the data as a list | --- |
|  | SelectEditor | Allows the user access to the PropertyEditor selector which allows users to select from a dropdown list of properties that can be applied to the data | --- |
| Run Flow Async and Wait | Executes the sub-flow on a separate thread | --- |
| Selection Type |
|  | Pick | Allows the user to pick a child Flow that runs once the parent Flow progresses to the Run Flow State | --- |
|  | Runtime Selection | Initializes the child Flow at runtime, reduces memory demands of parent Flow, prevents crashing | --- |
|  | [Champion/Challenger](/v8/docs/champion-challenger-for-flows) | Initializes the child Flow against other child Flows against changing logic to promote the most optimal solution | --- |
| PICK OR CREATE TARGET | Choosing a Target will allow the user to map in the inputs and see the outputs of a Flow. To run a dynamic Flow that takes in Inputs, those inputs can be specified if the Target includes the same inputs. | --- |

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Target ID | The ID of the Flow that is being called on whenever the Run Sub Flow is reached in a process at Runtime. | String |

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Related Information

Forum Posts: [Start Linked Flow Async - Error](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/10859/start-linked-flow-async-error) [Async Subflow Processing The Same Data](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/3154/async-subflow-processing-the-same-data) [Calling A Flow Asynchronously Via REST](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/2344/calling-a-flow-asynchronously-via-rest)

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

## Related

- [Start Linked Flow Async Step](/start-linked-flow-async-step.md)
- [Run Flow For CSV Step](/run-flow-csv-step.md)