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description: Create a flow trigger workflow action to launch a flow from workflow rules. With flow triggers, you can automate complex business processes—create flows to perform logic, and have events trigger the flows via workflow rules—without writing code. For example, your flow looks up and assigns the relevant entitlement for a case. Create a flow trigger to launch the flow whenever a case is created, so that all new cases are automatically set with a default entitlement.
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# Launch a Flow from a Workflow Action

Create a flow trigger workflow action to launch a flow from workflow rules. With flow triggers, you can automate complex business processes—create flows to perform logic, and have events trigger the flows via workflow rules—without writing code. For example, your flow looks up and assigns the relevant entitlement for a case. Create a flow trigger to launch the flow whenever a case is created, so that all new cases are automatically set with a default entitlement.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d216704e68 ">To view workflow rules and actions:</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d216704e68 ">To create or change workflow rules and actions:</td>

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

Important Starting in Winter ’23, you can’t create new workflow rules. You can still activate, deactivate, and edit any existing workflow rules. To migrate existing workflow rules, use the [Migrate to Flow tool](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_migrate_to_flow.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use the Migrate to Flow tool to convert your Process Builder processes and workflow rules into Flow Builder, including scheduled actions. The tool also supports partial migration of processes for most actions."). For new automations, create flows in [Flow Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Automation reduces repetitive work and helps your team complete tasks faster and more accurately. With Flow Builder, you can build simple or complex automations, forms, and guided experiences with no code. You can add forms to Salesforce pages and Experience sites, and launch flows using buttons, record triggers, or schedules.").

Before you begin, review the special behavior and limitations of flow triggers. See [Flow Trigger Considerations (Pilot)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.workflow_flow_action_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Flow trigger workflow actions have special behaviors and limitations.").

To set up a workflow rule to launch a flow:

1. Create and activate the autolaunched flow to launch from this workflow action.
2. Create the workflow rule that you plan to add this workflow action to.
3. [Define the flow trigger.](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_system_wf_define.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you create an autolaunched flow, create a flow trigger to launch that flow as part of a workflow rule.")
4. [Associate the flow trigger to the workflow rule.](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_system_wf_associate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Add the flow trigger as an immediate action on your workflow rule.")

- **[Define a Flow Trigger](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_system_wf_define.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    After you create an autolaunched flow, create a flow trigger to launch that flow as part of a workflow rule.
- **[Associate the Flow Trigger with a Workflow Rule](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_system_wf_associate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Add the flow trigger as an immediate action on your workflow rule.