If you run multiple mobile apps on Business Central, you can reuse the same flow across them. A flow you build in the mobile flow setup works in both your shop floor app and your warehouse app without rebuilding it. When you adjust the flow once, the change carries over to every app that uses it.
You can modify these flows in the mobile flow setup without writing or changing any code. The functionality stays consistent across the warehouse app, the shop floor app, and any other app sharing the flow.
Reusing the same flow across multiple mobile apps in Business Central
The flows you define in the mobile flow setup are part of the mobile flow engine. The key point is that one flow can be the same across different apps. That saves you time, and it keeps your registrations aligned because everyone works the same way in Business Central.
Example: shared flows in the shop floor and warehouse apps
Take the mobile flow production app, which is the shop floor mobile app. Say you are working on a location set up as a WMS center, meaning it is an advanced location. In that app you have a flow called show item picture and another called find item. These flows tell you where an item is placed and in which bin when you are looking for it.
If you also have the warehouse mobile app installed, the warehouse employee gets a flow there too. Just like on the shop floor, the warehouse app has find item and show item picture. These are exactly the same flows.
Changing a flow once updates it everywhere
Because the flows are shared, modifying the flow beneath the functionality updates it for every app that uses it. You can do this without any customization to the code. The flow stays the same whether it runs in the warehouse functionality, on the shop floor, or elsewhere. The same flow applies to different mobile flows.
Q&A
Can I use the same mobile flow in more than one app in Business Central?
Yes. A flow you define in the mobile flow setup can be the same across different apps, such as the shop floor mobile app and the warehouse mobile app. This saves time and keeps your registrations aligned.
Do I need to change code to modify a mobile flow?
No. You can modify the flow beneath the functionality directly in the mobile flow setup without any customization to the coding.
What happens to the other apps when I change a shared flow?
The change applies to every app that uses the flow. If you modify a flow used by both the warehouse and shop floor apps, the updated flow is the same in all of them.