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description: A MuleSoft step asynchronously runs an operation imported from a MuleSoft API and has no user interaction. You can control when a MuleSoft step is ready to start.
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# Flow Orchestration MuleSoft Steps

A MuleSoft step asynchronously runs an operation imported from a MuleSoft API and has no user interaction. You can control when a MuleSoft step is ready to start.

### 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 The Step resource in Flow Orchestration isn't related to the discontinued Step element in flows.

## MuleSoft Step Work Cycle

![The workflow for a MuleSoft step in an orchestration](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/orchestration/orchestrator_mulesoft_step_work_cycle.png)

## When to Start the Step

To control when a MuleSoft step starts, under Select When to Start the Step, select a condition.

 
| Step Condition | Requires |
| --- | --- |
| **When the stage starts, the step starts** | — |
| **When another step is marked Completed, the step starts** | The name of the step that must be completed before the step can start |
| **When the specified requirements are met, the step starts** | Up to 10 requirements that determine whether the step can start |
| **When the specified evaluation flow returns True, the step starts** | The name of the active evaluation flow that determines whether the step can start |

## Running Context of a MuleSoft Action Called by a MuleSoft Step

For API version 60.0 and later, by default, a MuleSoft action called by a MuleSoft step runs in the context of the Automated Process User. To run a MuleSoft action in the context of a different user, use the Select Who to Run the Action As section in the MuleSoft step's Properties panel.

For API version 59.0 and earlier, a MuleSoft action called by a MuleSoft step runs in the context of the user that the orchestration ran as before the MuleSoft step starts.

#### See Also

- [Evaluation Flows in Orchestrations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_concepts_flows_evaluation_flows.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you need more than 3 requirements to control stage and step execution, use an evaluation flow. Select the Evaluation Flow tile in the New Flow window to create an evaluation flow.")