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Designer Node types and properties

A node represents a step in a workflow. Winshuttle Designer provides a set of standard node types for which you can set properties specific to your workflow.

The following table briefly describes each node type and its general purpose. Click a node link to view its properties page.

NOTE: See Working with Nodes for more information.

Winshuttle Designer workflow node overview

Node	Name	Purpose
	Activity node	A single step or task in a workflow.
	And/Join node	A step to evaluate an Approval node and to move on to the next step in the workflow.
	Approval node	A step or task that requires approval or consent before proceeding.
	Decision node	A step that branches to more than one path in the workflow.
	End node	The last step in a workflow.
	Loop block node	A sub process within a main workflow.
	Notification node	A notification to alert participants to an event or status.
	Plug-in action node	A step that you can customize to integrate your own functionality into a workflow.
	Start node	The beginning of a workflow.
	Value Setter node	A step that allows you to set values in fields or list columns to manipulate a workflow route.
	Xor/Join node	A step to evaluate an Approval node and to move on to the next step in the workflow.