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See the [Searching the Palette for a Block][Searching the Palette for a Block tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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title: "Flows Explorer"
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description: "View, navigate and extend the flow hierarchy in {{% ctx %}} Gateway."
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description: "Browse, search and create flows and groups in {{% ctx %}} Gateway."
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# {{% param title %}}
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## Summary
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The Flows Explorer allows developers to view and navigate the hierarchical structure of [flows][What is a Flow?] and extend the hierarchy by creating new groups and flows.
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The Flows Explorer allows developers to browse and search the hierarchical structure of [flows][What is a Flow?] and extend the hierarchy by creating new groups and flows.
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## Anatomy
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*[Navigate][Browse] to the group in the hierarchy where the new group is to be created.
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*[Browse][] to the group in the hierarchy where the new group is to be created.
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* Click the {{< image src="/images/Flows Explorer - Create New.png" >}} icon on the group’s title bar and select `Group` from the dropdown menu.
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* On the *Create a new Group* dialog:
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* Enter a `Name` for the new group. The name can be any literal text and can include space characters. The name does not have to be unique in the system but must be unique at the level it is being created at.
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* The `Permission Groups`, by default, are inherited from the parent group. The inherited `View`/`Edit` permissions may be altered by clicking on the {{< image src="/images/Flows Explorer - Expand Permissions.png" >}} icon, to the right of the label, to reveal the inherited permissions. Tick, or untick, the appropriate `View`/`Edit` permissions for the Security Groups listed.
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* Enter a `Name` for the new group. A valid name cannot start or end with a full stop, or contain any of the following characters \ / ? * : | " < > &. The name does not have to be unique in the platform but must be unique at the level it is being created at.
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* The `Description` is optional but can be any literal text.
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* The `Permission Groups`, by default, are inherited from the parent group. The inherited `View`/`Edit` permissions may be altered by clicking on the {{< image src="/images/Flows Explorer - Expand Permissions.png" >}} icon, to the right of the label, to reveal the inherited permissions. Tick, or untick, the appropriate `View`/`Edit` permissions for the LDAP Groups listed.
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* Click the {{< image src="/images/Flows Explorer - Create New.png" >}} icon on the group’s title bar and select `Process` from the dropdown menu.
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*`BPMN XML` -This template will provide a text box, into which the XML definition of a Process in BPMN may be inserted. The Process can then be extended manually if required.
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* The `Permission Groups`, by default, are inherited from the parent group. The inherited `View`/`Edit` permissions may be altered by clicking on the {{< image src="/images/Flows Explorer - Expand Permissions.png" >}} icon, to the right of the label, to reveal the inherited permissions. Tick, or untick, the appropriate `View`/`Edit` permissions for the Security Groups listed.
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*[Create a Group][Create a Group tutorial]
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[Browsing the Flows Explorer tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.Browse" >}}
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[Create a Group tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateGroup" >}}
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[Create Process Flow Blank tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessBlank" >}}
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[Create Process Flow Natural tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessNatural" >}}
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[Create Process Flow BPMN tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessBpmnXml" >}}
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[Create Process Blank tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessBlank" >}}
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[Create Process Natural tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessNatural" >}}
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[Create Process BPMN tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateProcessBpmnXml" >}}
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[Create an Activity tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.CreateActivity" >}}
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[Rename a Flow tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.Rename" >}}
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[Searching the Flows Explorer tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowsExplorer.Search" >}}
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