Block reference / General

Blocks group

Runs a list of blocks in order, packed into a single block on the canvas.

In both appsWarpX BrowserWarpX Phone

Blocks group keeps a straight sequence of steps in one box, so a long workflow stays readable. The blocks inside run from top to bottom, then the run leaves by the group's output. You name the group and fill it on the block itself.

Settings

Group name

A name typed straight into the block. It also appears in lists that name this block, such as Select flow on Wait connections.

ExampleFill in shipping address

Drag & drop a block here

The blocks in the group, in the order they run. Drag a block from the block list or the canvas onto this area, and drag items to reorder them. Hover an item to edit it with the pencil, open its settings with the gear, or delete it.

Example

Click element | Open the address form
Forms | Street
Forms | Postcode
Click element | Save address

Every block also has the shared block settings — a description, Disable block and what to do on an error. Fields that take text accept data from earlier blocks.

What it hands on

Whatever the blocks inside produce. The group leaves by its single output after the last block inside has run.

Example: Keep the address steps of a checkout in one block

1. Drag a Blocks group block onto the canvas and type Fill in shipping address into its name.
2. Drag a Click element block onto the group's drop area to open the address form.
3. Drag two Forms blocks in after it, one for the street and one for the postcode. Edit each with its pencil icon.
4. Drag in a final Click element block for the Save button.
5. Connect the group between Open URL and the next step of the checkout.

Good to know

• Some blocks cannot go into a group: Start, Repeat task, Loop data, Loop breakpoint, another Blocks group, Conditions, HTTP request, Element exists, While loop and packages. They need their own connections, which a group does not have.
• A block dragged in from the canvas is moved, not copied: it is removed from the canvas together with its connections.
• An empty group passes straight through to its output.

See also

• Note — A sticky note on the canvas for explaining a workflow. It never runs.
• Block package — A package placed as a single block, with its own named inputs and outputs.
• Execute workflow — Run another automation from this one and wait for it to finish.