# Building a Workflow

**Category:** [Orchestration](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/orchestration)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

## Create a workflow

  
- Go to **Orchestration → Workflows → New workflow**.
  
- Give the workflow a name.
  
- Click **Add trigger** and choose the event source and event type.
  
- Click **+ Add step** to append action steps.
  
- Click **Save** and then **Activate**.

## Testing a workflow

Click **Test run** on any workflow to execute it once manually with sample data.

## Execution history

Go to **Workflow → History** to see all past runs — when they fired, how long they took, and whether each step succeeded or failed.

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## Related Articles

- [Delays: pause a workflow for minutes, hours, or days](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/flow-control-delays)
- [Orchestration Overview](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/orchestration-overview)
- [Connect an app](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/connect-an-app-1)
- [Build your first workflow](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/build-your-first-workflow)
- [Filters: stop a run when conditions aren't met](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/flow-control-filters)

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