Node
What is a node?
A node is a visual representation of a point in your process. To mark the entrance of a record into the process, nodes are added at certain process points.
FLOWX.AI platforms support different [types of nodes], each needing a different configuration to fulfill its purpose in the business flow.
Node types
Let's go through the most important types of nodes. These can be selected when adding a new node to a process definition using the FLOWX Designer:
- Start and end nodes - they mark the beginning and end of a process flow. A process definition can have one or more start nodes (each linked with a start condition) and also one or more end nodes depending on the flow outcomes
- Message send tasks and message received tasks - are used to communicate with external systems (integrations and plugins)
- Task nodes - can be added when a business rule needs to be run during a process flow
- User task nodes - these are used to configure the look and behavior of the UI and send data to custom component
- Exclusive gateways - are used to mark a decision point in the process flow and decide on the branch that needs to be followed
- Parallel gateways - used to split the process flow into two or more branches that take place at the same time
- Milestones - start and end nodes for milestones are currently used to mark the beginning and end of definitions for UI components (like steppers displayed on a page)
Advanced node types:
- Subprocess run node - a node that provides advanced options for starting subprocessesAfter you get a broader overview of each node, you can play with them to create a process, more details are in the below section: