Workflow Templates
Start from a pre-built workflow template instead of building from scratch. Browse the catalog, customize for your organization, and activate in minutes.
Workflow templates are ready-to-use automation blueprints covering common business processes. Start from a template instead of building from scratch — customize the steps, conditions, and actions to fit your organization, then activate.
Browsing Templates
Navigate to Workflows → Catalog to see all available templates organized by category:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Finance | Invoice approval, Bill payment reminder, Expense report review |
| HR | New employee onboarding, Certification expiry alert, Offboarding checklist |
| Compliance | Policy acknowledgment campaign, Incident escalation, Audit checklist |
| Vendors | New vendor onboarding, Vendor re-verification, 1099 collection |
| Nonprofits | Donation thank-you sequence, Grant application review, Volunteer onboarding |
| Documents | Contract renewal reminder, Document expiry alert, Signature request follow-up |
| Communications | Welcome sequence, Meeting follow-up, Support ticket escalation |
Using a Template
- Browse to Workflows → Catalog
- Click a template card to preview its steps
- Click Use Template
- The template opens in the workflow builder — pre-populated with steps and logic you can customize
- Adjust the trigger, conditions, and action steps as needed
- Click Activate when ready
Customizing a Template
All template fields are editable:
- Trigger — change when the workflow fires (e.g., switch from “Invoice created” to “Invoice approved”)
- Conditions — add filters (e.g., “only for vendors in the Food category”)
- Steps — add, remove, or reorder actions
- Notification recipients — change who is notified and how (email, Slack, in-app)
- Delays — adjust wait-period durations between steps
Templates are starting points, not constraints. The resulting workflow is fully yours to edit after instantiation.
Saving Custom Templates
If you’ve built a workflow you want to reuse or share across your team:
- Open an existing workflow
- Click ⋮ → Save as Template
- Give it a name, description, and category
- Choose Private (only you) or Shared (all users in your organization)
Shared templates appear in the Catalog under the category you selected.
Template Updates
When a built-in template is updated (new steps, fixed logic), existing workflows based on that template are not automatically updated — they continue as-is. You’ll see a notification in the Catalog indicating that an updated version is available, with a diff view showing what changed.
Next Steps
- Building Workflows — create a workflow from scratch
- Workflow Settings — global workflow preferences and notification routing
- Triggers & Schedules — understand when workflows fire