---
alias: user-guide-automation-workflow-index
tags:
- connect iot
description: "Automation Workflows define connected task graphs for automated business logic execution"
---

# Automation Workflow

A Workflow defines business logic responses in the form of a connected graph for multiple events as provided by one of the **Automation Driver Definitions** referenced by the **Automation Controller**.

This page will display **Standalone Workflows** that you may reuse when setting up your Automation Controller.

## How It Works

The Automation Workflow graph links outputs from one Task to the inputs of other Tasks. Each Workflow Task must implement a standard interface and it must contain:

* Meta-data description - describing at least its name, version, inputs and outputs.
* A visual part - to be integrated in a visual designer, identical to the one used in the Automation Controller.
* A business logic part (in Javascript) - to be executed by the automation controller during runtime.

!!! note
	Users can connect to a machine to run the engine and emulate machine events through the Automation Workflow.

You can access detailed information on how to use the workflow designer in the [Workflow Designer](../automation-controller/workflow_designer.md) page.

![automation_workflow_workflow_page][automation_workflow_workflow_page]

!!! info
	For more information, see the [[tutorials-factoryautomation]] tutorial.

[automation_workflow_workflow_page]: images/automation_workflow_workflow_page.png

## Management Operations

For information about Automation Workflow management operations, refer to the [Operations Page](automation_workflow_operations.md).