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# Activate or Deactivate a Flow

You can activate or deactivate a flow from the Automation app Flows tab or the Flow Builder canvas.

### Required Editions

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When you activate a flow version, any previously activated version is deactivated. However, any running flow interview continues to the version that it started with.

If you activate a flow in a sandbox and then move it to production, you can't click the **Activate** button until you save the flow as a new version. Because sandbox orgs and production orgs can have differences, including properties and IDs, always [debug](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_test_debug.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For flows that don't use Test Mode, use the Debug option to test or troubleshoot the flow. Review step-by-step details of how the flow runs and the path it takes.") the flow using rollback mode after moving it from a sandbox to production.

#### See Also

- [Distribute a Flow](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you’ve designed and tested your flow, it’s time to put it to work! Flows can be run in several ways, depending on who the flow is designed for. Internal users, external users, or systems can run a flow, or a flow can be deployed for another organization.")
- [Triggered Flows](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_concepts_trigger.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In the Start element of a triggered flow, you can specify what starts a flow. For example, the flow trigger can be a schedule or the new and changed records of a specified object. Without a trigger, you need to set up other things to launch the flow, such as custom buttons, processes, Apex classes, or even Einstein Bots.")
- [Process Automation Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automation_about_settings.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce provides various settings for platform automation to help customize and streamline business processes.")

## From the Automation App

You can activate or deactivate a flow from the Automation App. If you don't see the app in the App Launcher, check that **Enable the Automation Lightning App** is selected in Process Automation Settings.

1. From the Automation app, select the **Flows** tab.
2. Click the label of the flow you want to activate or deactivate to open the flow's details page.
3. Click the **Related** tab to view the list of the flow's versions.
4. Select the flow version and click the pull-down menu to activate or deactivate.

## From the Flow Builder Canvas

You can activate or deactivate a flow directly from the Flow Builder canvas.

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. To open the flow version you want to activate or deactivate, click the flow label.
3. Activate or deactivate your flow.
    - To activate your flow, click **Activate** in the button bar.
    - To deactivate your flow, click **Deactivate** in the button bar.