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title: "Start Linked Flow Async"
slug: "start-linked-flow-async-step"
tags: ["async", "sub flow"]
updated: 2025-07-09T20:11:50Z
published: 2025-07-09T20:11:50Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/start-linked-flow-async-step"
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# Start Linked Flow Async Step

| ## Step Details |
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| **Introduced in Version** | --- |
| **Modified in Version** | --- |
| **Location** | Designer Entities > Flows |

The **Start Linked Flow Async** step creates a subflow that will execute independently from the current Flow using a specific Work Queue and Thread Job. The thread count and Job Name for the Thread can be specified.

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## Properties

### Work Queue

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Use Work Queue | Allows a user to set the Flow execution to pass onto a work queue | --- |
|  | WorkQueueName | Allows a user to select the desired Work Queue | --- |
| Manage Execution Threads | Allows the user to select set a Thread Job and Thread Count | --- |
|  | ThreadCount | Sets the number of Execution Threads | --- |
|  | ThreadJobName | Sets the name of the Thread Job | --- |

### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Varies | --- | Input varies based on the inputs needed for the linked flow. |

### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tracking Id | Flow Tracking Id of the Flow that started the step | 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)

## Related

- [Go Async Step](/go-async-step.md)
- [Run Flows for List Step](/run-flows-list-step.md)
- [Run Sub Flow Step](/run-sub-flow.md)