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# Anatomy of a Flow Approval Process

Combine elements, connectors, and resources to build flow approval processes.

### Required Editions

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![Elements, connectors, and resources in aflow approval process, showing five numbered sections](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/automated_approvals/automated_approvals_building_blocks.png)

- Each element (1, 2) represents an action that the flow approval process can execute. Flow approval processes use Decision and Stage elements.
- Each connector (3) defines an available path that the flow approval process can take at run time.
- Each stage consists of one or more step resources (4) that can be executed at run time.
- Resources (5) like steps, text templates, and variables can be used to configure elements and resources. For example, use a text template as the subject of a custom approver email or use a variable as the value in a decision’s condition statement.