The Before Task turns on automatically after the Start Task is executed at the beginning of a botflow. The Turn On Before Task action modifies this standard behavior in botflows and changes the botflow behavior at run time. You may want to use this action after a botflow with a Before Task has completed and needs to be reset for subsequent runs or due to other special conditions. You can create a Turn On Before Task action to turn on a Before Task when the action executes. For more information about tasks and creating a Before Task, see Before Task.

To create a Turn On Before Task action in a botflow, on the Actions list, click Flow and select Turn On Before Task from the Before Task list.

Alternatively, you can manually toggle Don't run the task: 'My Before Task Name' in the Start Task in a botflow with a Before Task. The botflow must be stopped or paused before the play button has been depressed to manually turn on the Before Task.

Turning on a Before Task using these methods only turns on the Before Task for the current botflow; after the botflow has been executed, the Before Task is turned off.