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# Workflow for creating automations in Creator Studio

# Workflow for creating automations in Creator Studio {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Provide your organization's fulfillers with guidance when addressing records generated from the app by adding automated playbooks to it.

## Before you begin

Note:  
Because playbooks are based on forms, you should finish building out your app's forms before you start working on automation.

To work with automations, you must be given permission to work on the app.

## Procedure

1. Create an app.  
   If you have an existing playbook that's close to what you want to create, you can duplicate and edit it, which may be faster than creating an entirely new playbook. For more information, see [Copy an automated playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/sndhx9ZzKbVDHbg4y8vIZQ "Duplicate an existing playbook and make small changes to it, which may be faster than creating an entirely new automated playbook.").
2. Add an automated playbook to the app.  
   For more information, see [Add an automated playbook to an app in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/5oOHaUKPzdwL5StgfukC1A "Create an automated playbook, which is a process that runs whenever a record is created or updated by the app's specified form.").
3. Add activities to the playbook.  
   For more information, see [Add activities to an app's playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BHZJiTW~V57GOeQ~1CD7XA "Add activities to an app's playbook to specify what the automation does to the designated record type. An activity defines what actually happens when a playbook executes.").
4. Create different branches of the playbook by adding decisions to it.  
   For more information, see [Add a decision to an app's playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Jdwr3tkZ5ZWDX~zzcTLixA "Add decisions, which are if/then conditions, to define branches, or different paths of an automation's playbook in Creator Studio.").
5. **Optional:** Create any parallel processes to run at the same time in the playbook.  
   For more information, see [Add a parallel process to an app's playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DtDaxQDhaML1Joh9VbYWxw "Create parallel processes in Creator Studio to make things happen in your app at the same time.").
6. Make any additional changes to the playbook's trigger.  
   For more information, see [Edit the trigger for a playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6th23qKaljeVSukR_akFsw "Define the trigger for a playbook in Creator Studio to specify what makes the playbook start running.").
7. Make any additional changes to the playbook settings.  
   For more information, see [Edit a playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6lVe8_M9yKpBw60q77Dolg "Update a playbook to change its settings, or rearrange or remove tasks, to make it work for your app.").
8. Activate the playbook when it's ready.  
   For more information, see [Activate a playbook in Creator Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/pMTurL~EI9lNd~Dl0wtgOQ "Activating a playbook means that it will run when its related form is created or updated on your non-production, development instance. However, the app must still be deployed to production.").