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Captured Flows overview

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Recorded walkthroughs

A recorded walkthrough is a reusable set of product instructions that you can turn into a draft manual page. It follows operational work, alongside the other enterprise surfaces that preserve what happened during documentation work.

If you need to…Go to
Reach the operational starting pointOperations overview
Check the project and open the destinationSelect a project, then open the destination
Understand the list and its empty stateRead the flow list and its empty state
Review an existing walkthroughOpen the review page
Check available flow actions and statesRead the flow reference
Decide what to do after opening the destinationChoose a follow-up action

Before you start

Prerequisites

  • Have access to the application.
  • Select a project in the header. The destination uses that project when it loads the list.
  • If no project is selected, the destination displays No project selected and the guidance Select a project from the header dropdown to record and manage walkthrough flows.
MessageWhen it appearsGuidance
The project dropdown in the header sets the project for every enterprise surface.No project is selectedSelect a project from the header dropdown.

The list loads only for a selected project and an available signed-in session. While the list is loading, the destination displays Loading recorded flows…. A selected project is present in the header when the destination opens. Open the destination from the application navigation to continue.

Find the destination

Operations is the workspace destination for operational information. The flow destination is reached from the same navigation group.

Open the destination

Use this procedure when you are starting from the application navigation.

Prerequisites

  • Have access to the application.

Steps

  1. Open Operations from the application navigation.
  2. Open Captured Flows from the enterprise navigation group.
See the empty flow list

Result: The destination opens and is ready to read as a list or empty state.

Understand the flow list

The flow list organizes each recorded walkthrough as a flow row, with its identity and starting point visible before you choose a follow-up action.

InformationWhat it tells you
Flow nameIdentifies the recorded walkthrough.
Step countShows how many steps the walkthrough contains.
Starting URLShows the URL where the walkthrough begins.
Created dateBelongs to the flow data but is not shown in the list.

The destination can show the following areas and states:

What you seeWhat it means
Get recorderOpens the recorder instructions.
RefreshReloads the flow list.
Empty stateThe selected project has no flows in the list.
A flow rowA recorded flow is available for review and follow-up actions.
Recorder instructionsThe script tag, the recorder bookmarklet, and the token note are open.
No recorder instructionsThe recorder panel is closed.

When the recorder instructions are open, Copy copies the script tag, and Atloria Recorder is the draggable recorder bookmarklet. The instructions also show the note to replace YOUR_MEMBER_TOKEN with a member JWT. The recorder redacts passwords, tokens, emails, and card numbers before anything is sent.

When no flows are recorded, the destination displays No recorded flows yet. and the guidance Click “Get recorder”, add it to your product, and record a walkthrough. With the recorder instructions closed, the flow rows and their row actions are not shown. The destination is ready without a visible loading spinner.

Choose a follow-up action when a flow row is available.

Choose the next step

The actions attached to a flow row depend on whether a recorded flow is available. The destination explains where to start; detailed work belongs on the review page for the chosen action.

If you need to…Choose
Review an existing walkthroughOpen the review page
Check the flow's available states and actionsRead the flow reference
Return to the operational contextOperations overview

When a flow row is available, the row can offer Edit steps, Walkthrough, Generate draft page, and Delete. Edit steps opens the step editor. Walkthrough opens the guided-tour area. Generate draft page creates a draft document. Delete asks for confirmation before removing the recorded flow.

The actions can produce these messages:

SituationMessage
Draft creation succeedsDraft page "{title}" created. Find it in your documents (state: DRAFT).
Draft creation failsCould not create draft: {error}
Deletion confirmation opensDelete this recorded flow?

When loading stops

The message identifies the surface and the state that needs attention.

MessageWhere it appearsWhat to do
Operations failed to load. {error}OperationsThe Operations overview returned an error.
Loading operations…OperationsThe Operations overview is still loading.
Could not create draft: {error}Flow listDraft creation returned an error.
Delete this recorded flow?Flow listA deletion confirmation is open.

These messages distinguish an Operations loading state from a flow action state.

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