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Navigate to the Workflow dashboard

Your Workflow dashboard is where you can create new Workflows and manage existing Workflows.

In this article we’ll specifically go over how to access your main Workflow dashboard as well as specific Workflow dashboards and explain how the dashboards are organized. We’ll also teach you how to create a new Workflow and how to manage an existing Workflow.

Check out our other articles to learn more about how to edit a Workflow, search and filter your Workflows, and download data.

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Your Workflow dashboard is where you get an overview of all of your Workflows as well as create new Workflows and manage existing Workflows. Depending on your plan, your Workflows dashboard may differ in both appearance and capability.

If you're on a free Metered plan, you'll be able to use a variety of ready-made Workflow templates from our Form Library. Users on our Custom plans can make new Workflows with their own documents and templates.

In this article, we'll focus on the custom Workflows experience available to Custom plan users.

Workflows dashboard

The Workflows dashboard gives you an overview of all of your existing Workflows. By default, your Workflows are organized alphabetically.

From this dashboard you can complete core actions like:

  • Create a new Workflow*
  • Access individual Workflow dashboards
  • Search and filter all existing Workflows and associated submissions

The Workflow dashboard gives you an overview of all your Workflows The Workflow dashboard gives you an overview of all your Workflows.

* Creating a custom Workflow with your own documents is an enterprise feature. Please see our pricing page for more details.

Individual Workflow dashboards

Individual Workflow dashboards can be accessed through the main Workflows dashboard by clicking on a specific Workflow.

From this dashboard, you can:

  • Edit your Workflow
  • Start new submissions (both test and live)
  • View and manage submissions

Individual Workflow dashboards allow you to edit and manage specific Workflows Individual Workflow dashboards allow you to edit and manage specific Workflows.

Workflows navigation panel

Regardless of whether you’re on the main Workflows dashboard or an individual Workflows’ dashboard, the navigation panel will always be visible.

The navigation panel allows you to complete quick actions like:

  • Create a new Workflow*
  • Access your most recently updated Workflows
  • Reset the Workflow dashboard

The Workflow navigation bar allows you to complete quick actions The Workflow navigation bar allows you to complete quick actions.

* Creating a custom Workflow with your own documents is an enterprise feature. Please see our pricing page for more details.

Creating a new Workflow

If you're on a free Metered plan, you can use free templates from our Form Library, but you won't be able to create a new Workflow.

If you're on a Custom plan, you can create Anvil Workflows with existing PDF templates, newly uploaded documents, a combination of existing templates and newly uploaded documents, or without a document altogether.

  • If you’ve already created a PDF template, we suggest using it to save yourself some time. Why reinvent the wheel if you don't have to?

  • If you prefer to start with newly uploaded documents, we recommend selecting the option Save new files as templates.

    • Selecting this option will automatically save newly uploaded documents as a PDF template which you can reuse in future Workflows and Etch packets.
    • Please note that Save new files as templates is only available for users who are editors or admins within the organization. The save new files as template option is located to the top right of the document upload area
  • If you prefer to create a Webform without any associated documents, click Start without documents.

    • Don’t worry, you can always add documents to your Workflow later.

To create a new Workflow:

  1. Click on the Workflows icon in the left side toolbar The Workflow button is the last option in the main navigation bar
  2. Select Create Workflow
  3. Choose the PDF(s) you want to create your Workflow with
    • Start with a template: Use an existing PDF template that you’ve already formatted all the PDF fields for.
    • Add a new document: Upload a new file from your device. You may need to configure your PDF fields.
    Start with a template is to the left and add a new document is to the right
  4. If you’re starting with multiple documents, confirm that the order of your documents is correct
    • Reorder your documents by clicking a specific file and dragging and dropping it to its new position Reorder your documents by clicking and dragging your document
    • Remove a document by clicking on the x icon next to the document name Remove a document by selecting the x icon
  5. Click Start with documents

Note: For a more in depth guide on how to create Workflows, please see this article instead.

Manage an existing Workflow

Individual Workflow dashboards allow you to manage all facets of a Workflow. To start managing your Workflows:

  1. Click on the Workflows icon in the left side toolbar The Workflow button is the last option in the main navigation bar
  2. Locate your desired Workflow
  3. Select your Workow

You’ll be automatically redirected to your individual Workflows’ dashboard. From there you can edit your Workflow, start submissions, etc.

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