Creating a workflow

Custom workflow trigger

Triggers are events that start a workflow. General information about triggers can be found in the Shopify Flow documentation.

Flow Companion adds special triggers that you can trigger by sending events:

Special triggers by Flow Companion

When creating a workflow, select one of the four triggers provided by Flow Companion:

  • Custom trigger triggered - a trigger that only has general parameters (see below) and no specific parameters.
  • Order: custom trigger triggered - a trigger that requires an order to be provided. The provided order can be used in workflow actions and conditions.
  • Customer: custom trigger triggered - a trigger that requires a customer to be provided. The provided customer can be used in workflow actions and conditions.
  • Product: custom trigger triggered - a trigger that requires a product to be provided. The provided product can be used in workflow actions and conditions.

Custom trigger parameters

The parameters for triggering a custom trigger are as follows:

  • Specifier - is used to identify a specific workflow among all existing workflows with the selected trigger type. See more.
  • Additional Parameters - a set of optional parameters that can be used as variables in workflow actions and conditions. Example of using additional parameters