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State Machine Workflow

Submitted by Anonymous on โ€Ž06-06-2017 11:20 PM

Hi,

 

State machine is basic requirnment when developing workflow in sharepoint. it would be great addittion to have it on flow if it has to be popular first choice for users.. i think flow developer must immediatly include them in their furture release.

 

Please respond if you need any understanding on this. I see great potential in flow, even replacing nintex workflow.

 

 

Regards,

Chetan Sethia

Status: Under Review

You can accomplish this today with switch inside a do-until and a variable. You just switch on the variable and do-until whatever the terminal state of the machin is. Inside each branch you set the variable to whatever the next state is. However, we understand that it would be easier with a first-classed shape. Thanks!

6 Comments (6 New)
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sandy_791
Helper I
Helper I
โ€Ž01-03-2018 10:59 PM

I have worked on many customers and most of the workflows we did were 99% State machine. Flow has AWESOME POTENTIAL but state machine is HUGE MISSING PART..

would be great if it is added in future updates  

jfurcinitti
New Member
โ€Ž05-04-2018 08:02 AM

I use state machines frequently (with Nintex). Would be a great benefit to add this functionality to Flow.

Ahmed_Moussa
Regular Visitor
โ€Ž11-19-2018 11:49 AM

We are supporting to promot this idea to get it soon!

Stephen
Power Automate
Power Automate
โ€Ž12-21-2018 04:06 PM
Status changed to: Under Review

You can accomplish this today with switch inside a do-until and a variable. You just switch on the variable and do-until whatever the terminal state of the machin is. Inside each branch you set the variable to whatever the next state is. However, we understand that it would be easier with a first-classed shape. Thanks!

Laskewitz
MVP
โ€Ž02-10-2019 08:52 AM

Please vote for this too: https://feedback.azure.com/forums/287593-logic-apps/suggestions/11722386-supporting-state-machine-wo... ๐Ÿ™‚

WouterF
Advocate I
Advocate I
โ€Ž05-15-2020 10:20 AM

@StephenAny update on this? I know you can accomplish this today with a switch inside a do-until and a variable, but it would be very nice to have real state machines like in Nintex.

In Nintex you can for example even nest state machines. This is very useful when you need to create complex approval processes.

Also see this request: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/State-machines-and-long-running-states/idi-...