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Understanding Flow Automation Nodes in Zixflow

In-depth Overview of Flow Automation Nodes

Zixflow’s Flow Automation helps you build automated journeys by connecting different systems, forms, marketing tools, and CRMs. Below is a complete guide to all available Triggers and Actions in the automation builder.


🚀 TRIGGERS

These are starting points for automation flows. A trigger is an event that initiates the flow.

🔹 Collection Records

  • Record Created: Starts the flow when a new record is added to a collection.

  • Record Updated: Triggers when any existing record in a collection is updated.

  • Manual Record Flow: Starts a flow manually for specific records.

🔹 List Entries (Business Stack Only)

  • Entry Added: Flow begins when a new entry is added to a list.

  • Entry Updated: Triggered when a list entry is modified.

  • Manual Entry Flow: Allows you to run the flow manually for list entries.

🔹 Task (Business Stack Only)

  • Task Created: Triggers the flow when a new task is generated.

🔹 Forms (Business Stack Only)

  • Form Submitted: Starts the flow once a user submits a form.

🔹 Marketing

  • Incoming WhatsApp Conversation Started: Triggered when a user initiates a WhatsApp conversation.

  • Incoming RCS Conversation Started: Similar to WhatsApp, starts when an RCS chat begins.

🔹 Shortlink

  • Tracked Number Event: Initiates a flow when a tracked shortlink event occurs (e.g., link clicked).

🔹 Utilities

  • Manual Flow: Lets users manually trigger an automation flow.

  • Webhook: Starts the flow when a webhook is received from an external service.

🔹 E-commerce

  • Shopify: Flow begins when specific Shopify events (like new order or customer) occur.

🔹 Integrations

  • Facebook Leads: Triggered when a new lead form is submitted via Facebook Ads.

  • Webflow: Starts a flow when new data is submitted from Webflow forms.

  • Typeform: Triggered by new form submissions from Typeform.

  • Jotform: Triggers flows from Jotform submissions.

  • Framer: Flow begins when a Framer form is submitted.

  • Paperform: Starts when there’s a form submission on Paperform.

  • Zoho Forms: Initiates flow from a Zoho form submission.

  • Tally Forms: Triggered by new entries on Tally.


⚙ ACTIONS

These are the tasks performed automatically once a flow is triggered.

🔹 Collection Records

  • Create or Update Record: Adds a new record or updates an existing one.

  • Update Record: Modifies specific attribute fields of a record.

  • Delete Record: Removes a record from the collection.

🔹 List Entries (Business Stack Only)

  • Add Record to List: Inserts a record into a specific list.

  • Update List Entry: Changes values inside an existing list entry.

  • Delete List Entry: Removes an item from the list.

🔹 Task (Business Stack Only)

  • Create Task: Automatically creates a new task for your team.

  • Complete Task: Marks an existing task as done.

🔹 Marketing

  • Send WhatsApp: Sends a WhatsApp message using a predefined template or a direct Message (Available only if conversation is open).

  • Send RCS: Sends an RCS message to users (where supported).

  • Send SMS: Sends an SMS through your linked setup.

  • Send Email: Dispatches a personalized or templated email.

🔹 Calculations

  • Adjust Time: Adds or subtracts time (used in time-based calculations or delays).

  • Formula: Performs math or logic using dynamic variables.

  • Random Number: Generates a random number (e.g., for A/B testing or gamification).

🔹 Conditions

  • If/Else: Branches the flow based on conditions (e.g., field value, user action).

    • What it does:
      The If/Else condition in Zixflow lets you split your automation flow based on a single condition—essentially a Yes/No or True/False logic.

      How you can use it in Zixflow:

      • Example 1: If a lead’s status is “Hot”, send a WhatsApp alert to your sales team; else, move the lead to a nurturing sequence.

      • Example 2: If the custom field “Demo Booked” is true, send a follow-up email. If not, trigger a reminder WhatsApp message.

      How it works:

      • You choose a field (e.g., Lead Score, Country, Deal Stage, Custom Fields).

      • You define a condition (e.g., “Lead Score ≥ 80”).

      • The flow splits into:

        • Yes branch – if the condition is met

        • No branch – if the condition is not met

      When to use:
      ✅ Simple logic
      ✅ Two possible outcomes
      ✅ Ideal for quick decisions in flows

  • Switch: Advanced branching based on multiple values or cases.

    • What it does:
      The Switch condition allows you to split the flow into multiple paths based on a field’s value.

      What you can do in Zixflow:

      • Create different flows for leads based on dropdown or status field values

      • Example:

        • Field: “Selected Plan”

          • If Starter, send onboarding email A

          • If Pro, send onboarding email B

          • If Enterprise, notify your customer success team

          • If none match, use a default fallback action

      Best used when:

      • You’re working with dropdowns, tags, or status fields

      • You need to branch the flow into multiple defined scenarios

🔹 Delays

  • Delay: Waits for a set duration before continuing the flow.

  • Delay Until: Pauses the flow until a specific date/time or condition is met.

🔹 Utilities

  • Send HTTP Request: Makes API calls to external services.

  • Jump to Node: Allows you to jump to a different point in the flow.

  • AI Wizard: Uses AI to make decisions or generate content in the flow.

  • Subscribe to Cadence: Automatically subscribes a contact or lead to a cadence campaign. (Business Stack Only)

🔹 Apps

  • Validate Email: Checks if an email address is valid and deliverable.

  • Email Finder: Finds a business email based on the person’s name and domain.