Use headers or separations/parts in a flow?

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Use headers or separations/parts in a flow?

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I have flow to one customer. But the flow consists of three different parts (for example, orders, customer and feedback). Is it possible to draw a line within a flow to separate it into different parts or add headers within a flow?

See my examples below.
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Re: Use headers or separations/parts in a flow?

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You can have a background image in a flow, it could be used for your purpose.

See the property settings for the flow Background image
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I get the use case but I think there is value in splitting those into different flows in a single folder. They'll get revisioned differently, can be stopped and started independently, and will produce logs that are easier to understand where issues are occurring.

If you do have common stuff (like handling of problem jobs), you can use functional flows with "portal callbacks" to re-use those https://github.com/open-automation/swit ... -callbacks

It's a different way of thinking but I think it has some benefits as you scale up.
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And a more direct answer to your question, I used to draw divisions in flows by using two folders with a colored connector. A little silly but it worked...

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Re: Use headers or separations/parts in a flow?

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You have to use multiple flow : fasterto stop/start, easier to change a part without stopping all flows and so much easier to navigate into many little flows instead of a big one ;)
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