(Beta) Create a Custom Workflow Template
Important
This article outlines the steps for creating a new workflow template in the company level Workflows tool. Some features listed are in a closed beta and may not be available. For more information on which tools are available in the open beta, see About the Workflows Beta Program.Objective
To create a custom workflow template in the Company level Workflows tool.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- To view, create or edit a custom workflow at the company level:
- 'Admin' level permissions on the Company level Workflows tool.
OR - 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on the Company level Workflows tool with the 'View Custom Workflows' and 'Create and Edit Workflow Templates' granular permission enabled on your permissions template.
- 'Admin' level permissions on the Company level Workflows tool.
- To view, create or edit a custom workflow at the company level:
Steps
Add a Custom Workflow
- Navigate to the Company level Workflows tool.
- Click the Create button.
- In the 'Add a Workflow' dialogue box, do the following:
- Name *. Enter a name for your new workflow.
- Tool *. Select the tool and item for which you are creating the new workflow
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- Subcontractor Payment application
- Correspondence/Custom Tools
Note: If you select Correspondence/Custom Tools, you will also be required to choose a Type before continuing to the next step. - Main Contract
- Subcontract
- Purchase Order
- Budget Change
- Main Contract Variation - Single Tier
- Main Contract Variation - Two or Three Tier
- Commitment Variation - Single Tier
- Commitment Variation - Two or Three Tier
- Main Potential Variation
- Commitment Potential Variation
- Document Management
- Click Create.
Procore automatically opens the workflow builder and creates an 'Untitled' first step for you.
Update the First Step in the Custom Workflow
- Begin by selecting the type of step (Response Step, Condition Step) you will use at the start of the workflow.
- Follow the instructions for the selected step type:
Add a Response Step to a Custom Workflow
- Enter the following information in the General Information section:
- Step Name. Enter a name for the step.
- Type. Select Response Step.
- Item Status. Enter the item status that will be associated with this workflow step.
- Days to Complete. Enter the number of days the 'Responsible Group' has to complete the workflow step. Then select Calendar Days or Business Days from the drop-down list. Once the set number of days passes, Procore sends a reminder email until the step is complete.
- Optional: Notification Recipients. Select the groups or roles that should receive an automated notification when the workflow step is NOT completed within the number of days specified under Days to Complete. The recipients named here will also receive an email when the workflow step is completed. The default groups include:
- Workflow Manager. A workflow manager is a Procore user who must be designated on a project.
- Item Creator. An item creator is a Procore user who created the item on a project.
- Distribution Group. After you publish this workflow and assign it to a project, you can define different group members when configuring the custom workflow in the Project level commitments tools.
- Enter the following information in the Assignees section:
- Assignee Role. Select the role of the user assigned to this step.
- Optional: Click Create Template Role to create a unique role for this custom workflow.
- Decision Type. Select the type of decision being made for this step:
- First responder decides. There can be multiple assignees but only one response is required to progress to the next step in the workflow.
- Multiple responders decide. There can be multiple assignees and multiple responses. You can determine the next step when all responders (not assignees) select the same response. You can also choose the next step when all responders are not in agreement.
- Assignee Role. Select the role of the user assigned to this step.
- Enter the following information in the Responses section:
- If Response is OR If All Responders Decide. Select a response from the list.
- Go to Step. Select another workflow step to become the current step if the response above is chosen.
- Optional: Click Add Step if you want the workflow to progress to a step that has not yet been created. You will be prompted to choose a type and name for the new step.
- Otherwise. If the decision type is set to Multiple responders decide, select or create the next step in the workflow if the responses are NOT unanimous.
- Repeat the previous step to continue adding responses to this workflow step.
- Choose from these options:
- Cancel. Click this button to discard any changes you have made.
- Save as Draft. Click this button to save a numbered 'Draft' version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are still working on creating your custom workflow.
OR - Save and Publish. Click this button to create a newly published version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are ready to assign your workflow to a project.
Add a Condition Step to a Custom Workflow
Condition steps allow a workflow path to be routed differently depending on whether the conditions of the step are met. To create a condition step, follow the instructions below.
- Enter the following information in the General Information section:
- Step Name. Enter a name for the step.
- Type. Select Condition Step.
- When. Select the first part of the hypothesis in the conditional statement. Different conditional statements exist for each tool. See Conditional Statements By Tool.
- Greater than. If your organisation requires additional signatures for amounts greater than or equal to a specified amount, you will want to choose this option and enter an amount in the field to the right.
OR - Less than. If you want the step to function when the hypothesis is less than a specified number.
- Is. If you want the step to function when a certain field is selected for a custom field.
- Is Checked. If you want the step to function when a custom field tickbox is checked.
- Contains any of. If you want the step to function when one or more multi-select options are chosen for a custom field.
- Greater than. If your organisation requires additional signatures for amounts greater than or equal to a specified amount, you will want to choose this option and enter an amount in the field to the right.
- Then. Select a step from the drop-down list or create a new one by clicking the Add Step button.
- Otherwise. Select a step from the drop-down list or create a new one by clicking the Add Step button. This is the step that will be next in the workflow if the current step's conditions are NOT met.
- Choose from these options:
- Cancel. Click this button to discard any changes you have made.
- Save as Draft. Click this button to save a numbered 'Draft' version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are still working on creating your custom workflow.
OR - Save and Publish. Click this button to create a newly published version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are ready to assign your workflow to a project.
Conditional Statements by Tool
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*Conditional statements linked to the project’s budget are based on the total amount of the budget column selected on the Custom Reporting Budget View located in the company level Admin tool. See Set Up a Budget View for Custom Reporting.
Add an End Step (Successful) to a Custom Workflow
A finish step defines the end of a workflow. A finish step indicates the custom workflow is complete.
- Click the
icon attached to an existing step in the workflow builder and choose End Step (Successful).
- Enter the following information in the General Information section:
- Step Name. Enter a name for the step.
- Item Status. Select Approved or Complete.
- Optional: Notification Recipients. Select the groups or roles that should receive an automated notification when the workflow step is completed. The default groups include:
- Workflow Manager. A workflow manager is a Procore user who must be designated on a project.
- Item Creator. An item creator is a Procore user who created the item on a project.
- Distribution Group. After you publish this workflow and assign it to a project, you can define different group members when configuring the custom workflow in the Project level commitments tools.
- Choose from these options:
- Cancel. Click this button to discard any changes you have made.
- Save as Draft. Click this button to save a numbered 'Draft' version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are still working on creating your custom workflow.
OR - Save and Publish. Click this button to create a newly published version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are ready to assign your workflow to a project.
Add an End Step (Unsuccessful) to a Custom Workflow
- Click the
icon attached to an existing step in the workflow builder and choose End Step (Unsuccessful).
- Enter the following information in the General Information section:
- Step Name. Enter a name for the step.
- Item Status. Select Terminated.
- Optional: Notification Recipients. Select the groups or roles that should receive an automated notification when the workflow step is completed. The default groups include:
- Workflow Manager. A workflow manager is a Procore user who must be designated on a project.
- Item Creator. An item creator is a Procore user who created the item on a project.
- Distribution Group. After you publish this workflow and assign it to a project, you can define different group members when configuring the custom workflow in the Project level commitments tools.
- Choose from these options:
- Cancel. Click this button to discard any changes you have made.
- Save as Draft. Click this button to save a numbered 'Draft' version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are still working on creating your custom workflow.
OR - Save and Publish. Click this button to create a newly published version of the workflow. Choose this option when you are ready to assign your workflow to a project.