Core Docs - Core Concepts - Define Workflow Activities

Rock Version: v19.0
Last Modified: 2026-10-01 8:21 AM

Once attributes are configured, we'll define the activities and actions for our workflow. The activities for this workflow are shown below. Note how the Initial Entry activity is in green. This means that it's configured to activate when the workflow is initially activated.

Let's walk through each activity now to look at its actions. We won't look at each setting of each action, but we'll give you an idea of the purpose of each.

Initial Entry

The purpose of this activity is to get the person's position request details. Some of these details will depend on whether they are asking for a full-time or part-time request.

HR Entry

This activity is responsible for getting additional details from the human resources department. It has the following actions.

Approval Process

This activity is responsible for getting the approval for the position. Achieving this might be easier than you thought. Consider these actions.

Approved / Denied Activities

These activities are configured pretty much the same way, so we'll look at them together.

Find More Examples

The position request workflow follows a pattern most workflows share: collect information, route it to the right person, record a decision and tell everyone the outcome. Rock ships several working workflows built the same way. Open any of them at Admin Tools > Settings > Workflow Configuration to see how their activities and actions fit together.

To start from one of them, copy it and change the copy. See Built-In Workflows for what each one does.