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# Add an Element to a Group

Add a new element directly inside a group as you build your flow.

### Required Editions

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![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note You don't need to be an admin to have the Manage Flow permission. Ask your admin to add it to your profile or permission set.

1. Open the Flows list view.
    
    - From the Automation app, select the **Flows** tab.
    - From the **Flows** tab in any Lightning app, click the actions menu and select **Open Flow**.
    - From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Flows, and then select **Flows**.
    
    Note that the Automation app and Flows tab options don't require Setup access.
2. Click an existing flow to open it, or create a flow by clicking **New** or **New Flow.**
3. If the target group is collapsed, expand it so that you can select a location inside it.
4. Inside the group, click ![Add element](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/resources-global/_corporate/images/flow_plus_icon.png), and then select an [element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "An element represents an action that the flow can run. Examples include reading or writing Salesforce data, displaying information and collecting data from flow users, runnning business logic, or manipulating data.").
    
    The new element shows inside the group and connects to the elements before and after it on the path.
5. Configure the element in the properties panel.
6. Save your flow.

#### See Also

- [Add Elements in Auto-Layout](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_elements_autolayout_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Add elements to a flow in auto-layout mode to build your automation.")