Guided tutorial

Automations: a quick introduction.

The five-minute tour of Jtek's workflow engine — where it lives, how a workflow is built from a trigger and actions, and how to watch it run.

5 min read 4 steps Beginner Tested on current Jtek
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Step 1

Find your workflows.

From the left sidebar, open the Automation tab. The Workflow List is your home base — it shows every workflow you've built and whether each one is currently Published or in Draft. To build something new, click + Create Workflow.

app.jtek.pro/automation/workflows
New Lead Follow-up
8 actions · 142 enrolled
Published
Open House RSVP
5 actions · 31 enrolled
Draft
Create Workflow
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Step 2

Understand trigger → actions.

Every workflow is just two ideas stacked together. A trigger is the event that enrolls a contact — a form submission, a new tag, a booked appointment. After that, the workflow runs your actions in order, top to bottom. Once it clicks, you can build almost anything.

Trigger
Form Submitted
Action 1
Send SMS
Action 2
Wait 1 hour
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Step 3

Add your first trigger.

Inside a workflow, click Add New Trigger and pick the event that should enroll people. The picker lists every option — things like Contact Tag, Contact Created, Task Added, or a Pipeline Stage Changed — so you can fire the workflow on whatever moment matters: a new tag, a fresh contact, a deal moving stages.

Add New Trigger
Add New Trigger
Form Submitted
Contact Tag
Appointment Booked
Inbound Call
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Step 4

Add an action and watch it run.

Below the trigger, add an action — a Send SMS or Send Email is the perfect first one. Write your message, hit Save Action, and flip the workflow from Draft to Publish. Then open Enrollment History to confirm real contacts are flowing through and completing each step.

Action · SMS
"Hi {{contact.first_name}}, thanks for reaching out!"
Save
Enrollment History
ContactCurrent stepStatus
Maria LopezSend SMSCompleted
Dev PatelSend SMSCompleted
James CarterWait 1 hourIn progress

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