Workflows — overview

Automate routine work with triggers, conditions and actions — no code, just rules.

Workflows are how Carerealm automates the routine work around the edges of care: chasing missed forms, escalating refusals, surfacing stale policies, posting to channels when something happens. Every workflow is three things stacked together: a trigger (the event that fires the workflow), one or more conditions (rules that decide whether to act), and actions (what to do).

A simple example

"When a diary entry is created in any area, if the diary text contains the word 'fall', post a message to the safeguarding channel."

  • Trigger: diary.entry_created

  • Condition: diary text contains "fall"

  • Action: notify.message → #safeguarding channel

Where workflows live

  • Realm workflows — built and owned by realm admins at Admin → Workflows. Fire on events anywhere in the realm.

  • Area workflows — built by area moderators inside an area's Workflows app. Fire on events inside that area only.

Tip — Start small. Pick one repeatable, painful task ("I keep having to chase staff who haven't marked the new policy read") and automate just that one first. Once it works, add a second.

Last updated 28 May 2026 · by Carerealm · Suggest a feature or change to this article
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