Workflow Automation CoE > Flows > Flow and Action Error Handling > Level 3: Flow Error Handling
Overview
Next, we will take a look at Flow Error Handling. The flow error handler is a toggle at the bottom of your flow canvas. When activated, you can add a few steps and a limited selection of flow logic or subflows, which will be executed when any step in your flow results in an error. The error handler section is limited to 10 items.
Common steps used in case of an error are notifications, logging, or even a remediation subflow to set up the subsequent execution for success.
Note that a flow with an error will not automatically restart. A triggered flow would need to be re-triggered; a subflow can easily be called from within a do the following until or in a go back to loop, just like described earlier!
Flow Error Handler Tips
If you find that similar remediation or notification steps are needed for multiple flows, consider building a reusable subflow. Using a subflow will also get you around the 10 item limitation in the error handler section.
Subflows are even more potent with decision tables, as you can output a subflow as a decision result and then use the dynamic flow logic to run the subflow from the decision result.
You can learn more about this design pattern in my CoE article on the community: https://sn.works/CoE/FD/DynamicFlowDecision
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