What is Flow Builder

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Lansweeper’s Flow Builder introduces an innovative enablement environment for Lansweeper Site, empowering you to create visual workflows with automated actions triggered by data from Lansweeper and other sources — all without requiring advanced developer skills.

With Flow Builder, you can automate responses to data triggers from Lansweeper and other sources, allowing you to perform actions like:

• Creating a helpdesk ticket
• Sending a Slack message
• Tagging assets managed by external tools
• Patching a vulnerability

The visual workflow capabilities also make it easier to share meaningful information across diverse teams, enabling different stakeholders to see the logical progression of processes, understand them, and contribute to improvements based on their unique perspectives.

Flow Builder transforms Lansweeper into a versatile platform, allowing you to add automated, responsive actions to dynamic IT management.

Key benefits

• Time savings: Automate repetitive IT tasks.
• Customization: Tailor workflows to fit your unique business needs.
• Scalability: Build workflows that grow with your organization and are accessible to both technical and non-technical users.
• Single Pane of Glass: Integrate other tools seamlessly, all within Lansweeper.

Key features

Built-in workflow automation

Flow Builder includes a powerful and intuitive Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), so you can create visual workflows using low-code/no-code "if this, then that" logic. With ready-made connectors, you can easily automate responses to discovered data.

Third-party data availability

You can now consolidate data from various tools, including Lansweeper, across complex IT environments into a single workflow interface, giving you additional context and actionable intelligence.

In the first version of Flow Builder, you can add new data to Lansweeper’s custom fields by connecting to an external source and editing the custom field of asset(s). Future updates will support creating new assets and combining new dashboard information with Flow Builder information, enhancing visibility and control.

Other features

• More than 170 pre-built connectors with triggers and actions.
• Version control for flows and connectors.
• Ability to export/import, duplicate, and share flows.
• Troubleshooting support by checking logs/outputs per step.
• Onboarding guides and comprehensive connector documentation.

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FAQ

What is Flow Builder?

Flow Builder is an innovative enablement environment for Lansweeper Site that allows users to create visual workflows with automated actions triggered by data from Lansweeper and other sources.

What types of actions can I automate with Flow Builder?

You can automate actions such as creating helpdesk tickets, sending Slack messages, tagging assets managed by external tools, and patching vulnerabilities.

Do I need advanced developer skills to use Flow Builder?

No, Flow Builder is designed to be user-friendly and does not require advanced developer skills.

What are some key benefits of using Flow Builder?

Key benefits include time savings by automating repetitive tasks, customization of workflows, scalability for growing organizations, and seamless integration of other tools.