> ## Documentation Index
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# Step settings

> Overview of settings for the various flow steps.

<Note>
  Many fields have a list of predefined values you can choose from. Click <i class="ph ph-caret-down" aria-label="Chevron" /> to expand the list. Then select a value for that field. Alternatively, start typing in the field to search for a specific value, such as a selection name.
</Note>

## Add to selection and/or project

| Setting                         | Description                                                       |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add contact to static selection | The participant becomes member of the specified static selection. |
| Add contact as project member   | The participant becomes member of the specified project.          |

## Create follow-up

| Setting   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title     | A descriptive label. Additional details go in the agenda.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Type      | A pre-defined list of activities such as Meeting (external) and Phone-In. Available fields depend on the selected follow-up type.                                                                                                       |
| Project   | A project linked to the follow-up.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Date      | When the follow-up starts or is due.<br />**Task date:** This means a to-do in the user's checklist<br />**Meeting date:** This means a follow-up in the diary. "First available" or "First available after x days/working days/weeks". |
| Assign to | The owner of the follow-up. The participant's "our contact" or "our service contact", or a specific named associate.                                                                                                                    |
| Agenda    | Additional details about the follow-up, such as an agenda, a description, files, images, and links. Rich-text formatting options are available.                                                                                         |

## Create request

| Setting      | Description                                                                                                                           |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title        | A descriptive name for the request.                                                                                                   |
| Request type | Targets a set of attributes needed for a specific process. Affects the available statuses and priorities.                             |
| Status       | Indicates the request management phase (open or closed).                                                                              |
| Category     | A set of rules that define how requests are processed.                                                                                |
| Priority     | Reflects the importance of the request.                                                                                               |
| Owner        | Who the request should be assigned to.                                                                                                |
| Message      | The contents of the request. Rich-text formatting options and template variables for contact and the contact's company are available. |

## Create sale

| Setting     | Description                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title       | A descriptive name of the sale. Details go in the description.                                                                                     |
| Sale type   | A named set of info about the sale process. Affects default sale stage and estimated sale date. Some sale types are linked to a [sales guide][14]. |
| Stage       | The sale's current stage (open, lost, sold).                                                                                                       |
| Amount      | Expected amount for the pipeline.                                                                                                                  |
| Description | A more detailed description of the sale.                                                                                                           |
| Project     | A project linked to the sale.                                                                                                                      |
| Date        | The estimated sale date. "Estimated by sale type" or "After X days/working days/weeks".                                                            |
| Owner       | The person responsible for the sale. The participant's "our contact" or "our service contact", or a specific named associate.                      |

## Distribute to owner

| Setting                                                     | Description                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Only apply new owner if the contact is currently unassigned | Ensures that ownership is only set if no owner is currently assigned.                                                          |
| Distribute contacts to                                      | Choose one or more associates or a primary group. Contacts are distributed evenly across selected associates or group members. |
| If no one is available, assign contacts to                  | Fallback option. Choose a default owner if all selected associates/group members are unavailable.                              |

## Exit flow

The flow-control steps **split** and **wait for action** (and also Send SMS) have an **Exit flow** option to pull participants who do not meet a condition out of the flow. If selected, the dropped-out contact can be moved to a different flow and/or added to a selection.

| Setting                                        | Description                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add participant to another flow after exit     | The dropped-out contact is **suggested** as participant for the specified flow. Filters determine if they start that flow or not. |
| Add participant to static selection after exit | The dropped-out contact becomes member of the specified selection. You can create a new selection from the step settings.         |

## Finish

Participants reaching the finish step has reached the end of the flow. Participant may have finished the flow with status = finished or finished with success. No more actions are happening to a participant in this flow when reaching the step.

| Setting                                              | Description           |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| Add to another flow when a success criterion is met  | Finished with success |
| Add to another flow when no success criterion is met | Finished              |

## Notify by email

| Setting | Description                                                                        |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| To      | The recipient - "our contact", "our service contact", or a specific email address. |
| Subject | Text for the email's subject field.                                                |
| Text    | Enter the message.                                                                 |

You can personalize the subject and message with contact variables (same as merge tags within the mailing editor).

## Notify by SMS

| Setting | Description                                                                                                                |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| To      | The recipient - "our contact", "our service contact", or specific contacts.                                                |
| From    | Defaults to flow setting "SMS sender".                                                                                     |
| Text    | Enter the SMS text. You can personalize the message with contact variables (same as merge tags within the mailing editor). |

## Send email

| Setting                             | Description                                                                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Create new email for this step      | Opens the mailing wizard.                                                                                                                  |
| Select existing email for this step | See [Add content][1].                                                                                                                      |
| Subject                             | Text for the email's subject field. You can personalize the subject with contact variables (same as merge tags within the mailing editor). |
| Attachment                          | Max 25MB total.                                                                                                                            |

## Send SMS

| Setting                                    | Description                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| From                                       | Defaults to flow setting "SMS sender".                                                                                                         |
| Text                                       | Enter the SMS text. You can personalize the message with contact variables (same as merge tags within the mailing editor).                     |
| Exit flow if no mobile phone is registered | What should happen if the contact is unable to receive the SMS? If true, you may add them to another flow or to a static selection after exit. |

## Split

| Setting        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title          | A short descriptive label.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Split based on | The data/behavior to differentiate on.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Branch name    | A descriptive name on the branch, indicating which participants are moving down which branch.                                                                                                                     |
| Everyone else  | The branch for handling participants who do not meet the conditions of any of the other branches.                                                                                                                 |
| Exit flow      | Determines if participants ending up in the everyone-else branch should drop out. If true, you may add them to another flow or to a static selection after exit. If false, you can add more steps to this branch. |

The remaining fields for specifying branch settings depend on what the split is based on.

## Trigger

| Setting                                | Description                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A person can only start this flow once | Whether the a contact can be re-enrolled in this flow.                                                           |
| Filter                                 | A set of criteria that must be met for a suggested contact to be allowed into the flow. Only checked once.       |
| Exclusion list                         | A static selection of persons who will not be added to the flow, or will exit the flow if already participating. |

## Update contact

This works similar to [bulk update][10].

## Wait time

| Setting                                  | Description                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Number of days/hours after previous step | The **duration** of the pause. Wait a specific amount of time. |
| Until specific date/time                 | The **end** of the pause. Wait until a specific date.          |

## Wait for action

| Setting                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Maximum waiting time                            | How long to wait for any action (a timeout). Default: 7 days.                                                                                              |
| Exit flow if no actions within max waiting time | Participants who do not respond will leave the flow with status "drop out". If true, you may add them to another flow or to a static selection after exit. |

[1]: ./content

[10]: ../../../learn/basics/bulk-update

[14]: ../../../sale/learn/sales-guides


## Related topics

- [Learn about activities](/en/learn/basics/activity.md)
