Work with snippets
This topic describes how to create, insert, and delete workflow snippets.
Snippets allow you to reuse predefined, pre-ordered sets of actions in workflows within a site collection. You can save workflows and action sets as snippets.
To save the current workflow as a snippet
- On the Workflow designer ribbon, under Save, select Save As Snippet to display the Save as Snippet dialog box.
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Enter a name for the snippet and then click Submit.
The snippet is automatically added to the action group "My snippets."
To save an action set as a snippet
- Click the arrow to the right of the top label of the action set and then select Save as Snippet to display the Save as Snippet dialog box.
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Enter a name for the snippet and then click Submit.
The snippet is automatically added to the action group "My snippets."
To add a snippet to the current workflow
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In the action toolbox, under the Core tab, expand the group "My snippets" and then drag and drop the snippet onto a drop zone on the design canvas.
The snippet is rendered as the predefined set of workflow actions (the snippet icon does not appear on the design canvas).
To delete a snippet
- In the action toolbox, under the Core tab, expand the group "My snippets," right-click the snippet, and then select Delete.