Automations & CRM3 min read
Do several things at once
Run steps side by side instead of one after another, and carry on when they have all finished.
Steps normally run one after another: the email goes, then the contact is updated, then the Slack message is posted. Usually that is fine. When two of them have nothing to do with each other, running them side by side keeps one slow step from holding up the rest.
Splitting and coming back together
- 1Add a "Do these at the same time" step and give each path a name.
- 2Build the steps under each path as normal.
- 3Add a "Wait for the paths to finish" step where they should come back together.
- 4Anything after that step happens once every path is done.
You do not have to bring them back together. If the two halves genuinely have nothing more to say to each other, let them each end on their own.
Pro tip
The classic use: notify your team and update the contact at the same time, then wait for both before asking someone to approve the next step.
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