Run Workflow on Workflow Failure

Create event-based workflows that trigger automatically when another workflow fails in Blink.

Creating an Event-Based Workflow using the Blink Error Event

When a workflow fails, it is possible to execute another workflow to handle the failure. The workflow that handles the failure is an Event-Based Workflow that is triggered by a Blink Error. The purpose of this trigger is to execute a workflow in case another workflow encounters an error. The payload of the error event is the error returned from the step that failed the workflow execution.

1. Select the Event-Based Workflow option type.

2. Select Blink Error Event and then select the “Continue”. The Blink Error Event setup is displayed.

3. Next, create the steps to handle the error to suit your needs.

   You can use the Blink Error Event payload in the workflow steps, to reference data related to the error that occurred.
4. After finalizing your workflow, proceed by selecting the “Publish and Activate” button in the top-right corner, then return to your workspace.

5. Select a published workflow you would like to add the Blink Error Event to.

6. You will be navigated to the chosen Workflow Overview page.

7. Under the Run workflow on error section, use the dropdown menu to select a previously created Blink Error Event workflow as the error handler. When an error occurs during execution of the selected workflow, the chosen Blink Error Event workflow will be triggered automatically to handle it.

   1. Default – Triggers the error-handling workflow configured as the default in your workspace settings.

   2. Custom – Allows you to select a specific error-handling workflow for the selected workflow, overriding the default error-handling workflow configured in your workspace settings.

   The dropdown can be left empty, meaning no error-handling logic will be applied to the selected workflow.
8. Finish by, clicking the “X” button in the top-right corner to apply the changes.