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# Workflow Elements in Detail

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

RPA Builder creates the basic structure of a Workflow when you set up a new project.

![The Workflow Initialization and Activity Workflow windows](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-builder/latest/_images/workflow-elements.png)

The Workflow is the surrounding container for all action steps and Control Blocks. The Workflow
element is fixed, cannot be deleted, and does not appear within the Toolbox.

Workflow elements fall into different categories. There are elements that affect the entire
Workflow, elements that control the Workflow sequence, elements that can simulate inputs, elements
that monitor something, and elements that can measure the length of time taken to execute the
Workflow and its availability. The Toolbox is structured based on these categories.

## Properties

Properties are shown in the Workflow Properties panel. If this panel is not visible, enable it by
going to **View** → **Show Workflow Properties** in the top menu bar. After you select an Activity
Workflow, its properties are shown in the Workflow Properties panel.

The following is a list of available properties:

- **Miscellaneous**

  - **Defined Checkpoints**

    A list of all Checkpoints within the Workflow.

  - **Defined Timers**

    A list of all timers within the Workflow.

  - **Record Timer Sum**

    If activated, the Workflow generates an additional timer that contains the sum of all measured
    response times.

- **Workflow Fail Handling**

  - **Default Timeout Defines**

    A global setting for the maximum time a Workflow will wait for an expected event.

  - **Reduce Design time Exec Tries**

    Limits the number of attempts in design mode to 1. Has no effect on execution on an agent.

  - **Retry Delay**

    The waiting time after a failed Workflow run before the next error cycle is started.

  - **Workflow Exec Tries**

    The Number of attempts that the Workflow starts before reporting an error.

## Action Steps

Action steps are the smallest components in a Workflow. They can be combined into logical blocks in
Transactions.

There are two ways of editing an action step. You can either use an action step wizard or edit
directly using the Properties grid.

- The **Wizard** provides special functions (like capturing an image within the Image search
  wizard), can disable or hide properties that are not currently applicable, and displays all
  properties in a condensed and more user-friendly view. Configure each action step by using its
  wizard at least once.

  There are three ways to start a wizard:

  - Double-click an action step and select **Run Wizard** from the context menu.

  - Click **Run Wizard** (![The Run Wizard icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-builder/latest/_images/run-wizard-icon.png))in the Workbench
    toolbar while the action step is selected.

  - Insert and element using the Quick Creation Mode.

    In this case, the wizard opens automatically for each element inserted.

- Using the **Properties grid** enables you to edit several action steps at once. Select multiple
  action steps by using **Ctrl + Click** or **Shift + Click**. The Properties grid only shows the
  properties that are available on every selected action step and you can set those properties for
  all steps at once.

  If the Properties grid is not visible, from the top menu bar, click **View** > **Show Workflow
  Properties**.

## See Also

- [Configure Workflow Properties](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/workflow-configure-properties)

- [Workflow Initialization](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/workflow-initialization)

- [Workflow Finalization](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/workflow-finalization)

- [Toolbox](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/toolbox)