Messy Workflows: a cautionary tale.
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Hey HubSpotters,
Are you working on cleaning up your workflows this week?
The clean up suggestions are based on very generic requirements, and could cause problems with your workflows if not properly investigated.
Example: You have a workflow with multiple branches. Each branch accomplishes very different tasks/activities. You run the "clean up workflow" function and it is recommending that you combine all branches into one.
In this case, I would not clean up the workflow, as it could cause future problems. While it is nice to keep things tidy in HubSpot, the old adage "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" comes to mind. Stick with your multiple branches and avoid future headaches.
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I've been working with a couple teams recently on this and I'm not sure the best way to make sure by updating something in one place it won't replicate or cause issues with another workflow.
There is nothing that is built into HubSpot that gives a high level overview of which workflows interact with each other.
This is why...before creating workflows, I recommend that HubSpotters map out the potential pathways before digging in and constructing the workflows in their HubSpot. It saves time and headaches.
A built-in "map view" would be a great addition to HubSpot. The idea is out there, so if you're reading this, please upvote it in the HubSpot Community.