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# Creating a Workflow

This article describes how to create a Workflow in the Cortex UI. For information on creating Workflows via GitOps, see [Workflows as code](/streamline/workflows/workflows-as-code.md).

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## Prerequisites

1. You must have the `Edit Workflows` permission.
2. If you want to manage Workflows in the Cortex UI, ensure that GitOps editing is disabled in settings:
   1. From the main sidebar, click your avatar in the bottom-left corner.
   2. Click **Settings**.
   3. From the **Settings** menu, locate the **Workspace** section, then click **GitOps**.
   4. Select the **Workflows** tab.
   5. Ensure that **Enable GitOps for Workflows editing** is toggled off.

## Creating a Workflow

You can choose to create a Workflow from a template or you can choose to create one from scratch.

1. From the main sidebar, select **Workflows**.
2. In the upper-right corner, click **Create Workflow**.\
   The **Create Workflow** page opens.
3. Choose whether to start with a template or from scratch:
   * **Blank Workflow (Start from scratch)** - Use this option for a blank canvas with no predefined blocks.
   * **Template** - Use a template when your task matches one of the predefined options. Each tile displays the requirements for secrets you must define before using the template; be sure to follow the requirements before you proceed. Click **Use** in the bottom-right of a template's tile to select that template.
     * Cortex has templates for the following common Workflows:
       * Creating an AWS S3 bucket
       * Creating an AWS EC2 instance
       * Creating an Azure function
       * Triggering Humanitec pipeline with callback
       * Dev onboarding: User access
       * Requesting access to GitHub Copilot
       * Creating a ServiceNow incident
       * Creating a work item
       * Creating a Cortex domain
       * Creating a Cortex service
       * Creating a Cortex team
       * Deleting a Cortex entity
       * Retrieving Cortex entity details
       * Updating enetity description
       * Linking SOC2 documents to an entity
       * Updating a JSON file in GitHub
4. Enter a name for the Workflow, then click **Create**.\
   The **Workflow page** opens.

[Next step: Configuring Workflow settings](/streamline/workflows/configuring-workflow-settings.md)