Associated flows for processes
The Associated flows section helps you understand how your process interacts with other flows. They offer a visual map of dependencies, making it easier to manage changes.
Click the Manage button at the top right and click the Associated flows button.
There are two types of associations: Looked up flows and Connected flows.
1. Looked up flows
Lookup fields allow a process to pull and display data from other flows.
Under Looked up flows, you can view these relationships:
a. Flows looked up to
This section shows which flows are looking up this process to fetch and display information.
Example: If another process needs to reference details like Purchase Order IDs or Vendor Names from the current process, it would appear under Flows looked up to.
b. Flows looked up from
This section displays the flows that the current process is looking up.
Example: If your Purchase Request process is pulling Asset Types or Budget Codes from a master list, the master list flow will appear under Flows looked up from.
You can configure lookup settings directly from this page if you need to update or remove associations.
2. Connected flows
Connected flows represent deeper workflow automations where actions in one flow trigger activities in another.
a. Dependent flows
Shows the connected processes that can automatically initiate new items based on the items created or updated in this process.
Example: When a Purchase Request process completes, it could automatically trigger a purchase order in a connected Purchase order process.
b. Source flows
Lists the connected flows (both processes and boards) that can initiate new items inside this process.
Example: A Service Request process could trigger a Purchase Request process to create a hardware request.