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# Add Steps to an Engagement Program

After you create an engagement program, add steps and branching paths. For best performance, add up to 300 steps.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d61682e56 ">To create an engagement program:</td>

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1. Open Engagement Studio.
    - In Account Engagement, select **Marketing** and then select **Engagement Studio**.
    - In the Lightning app, select **Automations** and then **Engagement Studio**.
2. Open the program that you want to work with. If you’re editing an existing program, click **Pause**.
3. Select the **Build** tab.
4. On the program canvas, use the **+** icon to add steps.
5. Select a step type, such as Action. Then, select an option for that step type, such as Assign to User.
6. Fill in the required fields, and then click **Save**.

To save time, copy and paste the steps you’ve created that you want to repeat. Click **Select**, choose the steps you want, and then click **Copy**. To add the steps, select **Copied Steps**.

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Note Only steps without branches can be copied. When you select steps to copy, don't include end nodes.

An engagement program can have up to 10 copied steps.