Feature Availability and Limits
| One Pilot | One Growth | One Professional | One Enterprise | One AI |
Feature Availability |
Multi-path workflows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Workflow field updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Limits on Workflows |
Multi-path workflows | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Actions allowed | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Introduction
Multi-path workflows in Vtiger CRM allow you to create a single workflow that can follow different paths based on different conditions. Unlike standard workflows, which follow one fixed set of rules, multi-path workflows let you define multiple branches—each with its own conditions and actions. This makes them ideal for handling complex processes where different types of records need different responses, all within one workflow. For example, if you want to send an email to a sales rep when Invoice status is Accepted, and create a task when Invoice status is Rejected, you must create separate Standard workflows.
However, by creating a Multi-path workflow, you can include different actions for different statuses of an invoice in the same workflow. Hence, the name Multi-path.
To learn more about Standard workflows, click here. Four Components of Multi-Path Workflows
Similar to Standard workflows, Multi-path workflows also have four components.
- The module on which the workflow is executed.
- The trigger that will cause the workflow to execute.
- Conditions based on which the workflow will execute its actions.
- Actions that the workflow will perform when the conditions are met.
In this article, you will learn about:
- Multi-path Workflow
- Components of a Multi-path Workflow
- Setting up Multi-path Workflow
- Deactivating and Deleting am Multi-path Workflow
Key Terminology
Field Name | Description |
Automation | Automation refers to automatically performing repetitive tasks like sending emails, updating records, and assigning leads. |
Workflow trigger | A workflow trigger is the event that starts or activates a workflow. |
Workflow conditions | Workflow conditions are the rules that determine when a workflow should run. |
Creating a Multi-path Workflow
Follow these steps to create Multi-path workflows:
- Log in to the CRM.
- Click the User Menu on the top right corner of the screen.
- Click the Settings button. The Settings page opens.
- Look for the Automation section.
- Select Workflows.
- Click the +New Workflow button.
- Select Multi-path.
- Enter or select the following details:
- Basic Information: Enter the workflow name, target module, and status.
- Workflow Trigger: Select when the workflow should run.
- Entry Criteria: Select the conditions that must be met for the workflow to execute.
- Actions: Select what the workflow will do, such as sending emails, updating fields, or creating tasks.
- Click Save.
Let us take an example of the Sales Stage field to get clarity on the usage of Multi-path workflows. In the example, we will create a workflow that executes different actions when a deal’s sales stage takes different values such as Value Proposition, Negotiation, Closed Won, etc.
Section 1: Basic Information
You must fill out the following details, which provide basic information about the workflow:
- Workflow Name - Specify the name of the workflow.
- Target Module - Specify the module on which the workflow must execute, such as Deals, Contacts, Products, etc.
- Status - Specify the status of the workflow - Active or Inactive. The workflow does not execute when the status is set to Inactive.
- Description - Provide a brief description of what the workflow is used for, the actions it performs, etc.
Under Basic Information, we will name the workflow as Workflow Standard Pipeline, and choose Deals as the target module. Next, we will mark the workflow’s status as Active and provide a short description of it.
Section 2: Workflow Trigger
Specify when the workflow must trigger by choosing an option from the following two fields:
- Trigger Workflow On:
- Record creation - Choose this option if you want the workflow to trigger when a record is created in the Target Module (mentioned in the previous section).
- Record updation (includes creation) - Choose this option if you want the workflow to trigger when a record is updated or created in the Target Module (mentioned in the previous section).
- Time Interval - Choose this option if you want the workflow to trigger at a frequent time interval.
- Frequency - Specify the frequency at which the workflow must trigger. To learn more about this option, click here.
- Recurrence:
- Only first-time conditions are met - Triggers the workflow if the specified conditions are true. Once executed, the workflow will not trigger on the same record again. However, it will trigger on other records in the selected module.
- Every time conditions met - Triggers the workflow on a record every time the specified conditions are true.

For the trigger, we will choose a customized time interval by selecting the Time Interval radio button. Then we will choose a frequency at which the workflow must get triggered - daily at 5.00 AM.
Section 3: Entry Criteria
Workflows are executed on records in the Target Module under Basic Information. More often than not, you might only need to perform actions on
select records in the module. And that is when you will need to apply conditions and filter out records.
A workflow executes only on records that satisfy the condition that you specify. You can specify multiple conditions using the +Add condition button. There are two types of conditions.
- All conditions: It is based on the logical AND operation. Workflow executes when all the conditions are met.
Condition 1 AND Condition 2 AND Condition 3 If one condition fails, the others are not executed. |
Condition 1 OR Condition 2 OR Condition 3 If one condition fails, the others are executed. |
Note: There is the AND operation between All conditions and Any condition. The conditions mentioned under both All conditions and Any condition are applied in the entry criteria.
To learn more about conditions, click here.
Let us apply a condition on the pipeline such that the workflow executes only when a deal is associated with the Standard pipeline. So, the workflow executes its actions only when Pipeline = Standard.
To learn more about pipelines, click here.
Sectin 4: Actions
The Actions part defines what the workflow must execute after getting triggered and meeting the entry criteria. You can set up different types of actions around a Picklist or Assigned To field, which is called the Anchor Field.
You can add the following type of actions for different values of the Anchor Field: Action | Definition |
Send Mail | Send an email notification |
Invoke Custom Function | Update target fields in a module by executing predefined functions when source fields in another module are updated |
Create Task | Create a task record |
Create Event | Create an event record |
Update Fields | Update the field in the selected module |
Create Record | Create or update records in a module when entry criteria are satisfied |
SMS Task | Send an SMS notification |
Mobile Push Notification | Notify user on their mobile with a Push Notification |
Webhook | Notify your software application of changes that occur in Vtiger with HTTP callbacks |
WhatsApp | Send WhatsApp messages |
Now, we select the Sales Stage as the Anchor Field.
- Choose an action from the Add Action drop-down.
- Choose a value for the Sales Stage field in the rule. For example, If the Sales Stage is New, If the Sales Stage is Value Proposition, etc.
- Click the Add Rule button to add an action for another value of the Sales Stage field. If Sales Stage is New - Send Mail, If Sales Stage is Value Proposition - Create Task, etc.
- Click Save.
So, when the sales stage changes, the action associated with it is executed.
Deactivating a Multi-path Workflow
Follow these steps to deactivate a multi-path workflow:
- Click the User Menu on the top right corner of the screen.
- Click the Settings button. The Settings page opens.
- Look for the Automation section.
- Click Workflows.
- Click the Multi-path tab on the top left side of the workflow list.
- Select a module from the drop-down on the top to view its related workflows.
- Select a workflow.
- Disable the toggle button on the left side of the workflow to deactivate it.
Deleting a Multi-path Workflow
Follow these steps to delete a multi-path workflow:
- Click the User Menu on the top right corner of the screen.
- Click the Settings button. The Settings page opens.
- Look for the Automation section.
- Click Workflows.
- Click the Multi-path tab on the top left side of the workflow list.
- Select a module from the drop-down on the top to view its related workflows.
- Select a workflow.
- Hover over a workflow and click the Delete icon to delete it.
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