Summarize a subflow
Generate a summary of a subflow with ServiceNow Otto for Creator.
Before you begin
Role required:
- now.assist.creator
- flow_designer or admin
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Process Automation > Workflow Studio.
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On the homepage, select Subflows.
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Open the subflow that you want to summarize.
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From the More Actions menu, select Subflow summary.
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From the Subflow summary dialog box, select Summarize.
[Omitted image "subflow-summary-03.png"] Alt text: An example summary of the Change - Implementation tasks subflow.
Result
ServiceNow Otto for Creator generates a summary of the subflow. The subflow summary also displays its creation date.
What to do next
[Omitted image "subflow-summary-04.png"] Alt text: Refresh summary option on the Subflow summary dialog box
You can regenerate the subflow summary by selecting the Refresh summary icon next to the summary creation date.
Parent Topic:Building subflows
---
title: Summarize a subflow
description: Generate a summary of a subflow with ServiceNow Otto for Creator.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/summarize-a-subflow.html
release: brazil
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Build subflows, Flows, subflows, and actions, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---
# Summarize a subflow
Generate a summary of a subflow with ServiceNow Otto for Creator.
## Before you begin
Role required:
- now.assist.creator
- flow\_designer or admin
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Workflow Studio**.
2. On the homepage, select **Subflows**.
3. Open the subflow that you want to summarize.
4. From the More Actions menu, select **Subflow summary**.
5. From the Subflow summary dialog box, select **Summarize**.
\[Omitted image "subflow-summary-03.png"\] Alt text: An example summary of the Change - Implementation tasks subflow.
## Result
ServiceNow Otto for Creator generates a summary of the subflow. The subflow summary also displays its creation date.
## What to do next
\[Omitted image "subflow-summary-04.png"\] Alt text: Refresh summary option on the Subflow summary dialog box
You can regenerate the subflow summary by selecting the **Refresh summary** icon next to the summary creation date.
**Parent Topic:**[Building subflows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/build-workflows/workflow-studio/subflows.md)
| title | Summarize a subflow |
| description | Generate a summary of a subflow with ServiceNow Otto for Creator. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/build-workflows/workflow-studio/summarize-a-subflow.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Workflow Studio |
| classification | workflow-studio |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Build subflowsFlowssubflowsand actionsWorkflow StudioBuild workflows |