Create flow variables

Create flow variables.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Workflow Studio, and select Flows.
2. Select and open the Social Benefits – Benefit Summary Calculation – TEMPLATE flow.
3. Select the More actions icon (...) button and then select Copy flow.
4. Update the New flow name field to reflect the calculation for a particular product model/benefit.
   For example, for a nutrition assistance program, enter Nutrition Assistance – Benefit Summary Calculation.
5. Select Social Benefits Playbook in the application dropdown.
6. Select Copy.
   The flow is now copied. Next, create an expense flow variable to set and retrieve expense values throughout the flow.
7. Select the More actions icon (…), then select Flow Variables.
8. Select the plus (grey plus with circle) icon.
9. On the Flow Variables form, fill in the fields.

   Flow Variables form fields	Description
   Label	expenseTotal
   Name	expensetotal
   Type	Floating Point Number

10. Select Save.

Result

The flow has been duplicated and configured.

What to do next

Build a benefit summary for a nutrition assistance program Leverage reusable actions and flow variables to develop a benefit summary calculation. For more information on how to do this, see .