Build a flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions
Create a flow in Workflow Studio using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create two files; one for incident records and other for user records, and zip these two files.
Before you begin
Role required: admin.
About this task
This sample flow demonstrates using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create files. You can configure the flow as per your requirement.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Flow Designer > Designer.
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Create a flow.
For more information, see Building flows.
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In the flow, add these spoke actions or flow logics:
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Look Up Incident Records action to retrieve the incident records.
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Begin File action to create a file that will contain the incident records.
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For Each flow logic to apply the Append to Delimited File action to the list of incident records.
[Omitted image "append-delmt-utility.png"] Alt text: Append to Delimited File spoke action
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Build File action to add rows.
Each incident record is added as a row in the file.
[Omitted image "build-file-utility.png"] Alt text: Build File spoke action
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Perform similar steps to retrieve records from the User [sys_user] table.
[Omitted image "user-records-utility.png"] Alt text: Retrieve user records
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Begin Zip action to build the ZIP file for the incident and user records.
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Add File To Zip action to add a file containing the incident records to the ZIP file.
[Omitted image "add-file-zip-utility.png"] Alt text: Add File To Zip action
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Add File To Zip action to add file containing the user records to the ZIP file.
[Omitted image "add-file2-utility.png"] Alt text: Add File To Zip action
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Build a Zip action to create the ZIP file containing the incident and user records.
[Omitted image "build-file-utility.png"] Alt text: Build File action
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Save, test, and publish the flow to use it.
[Omitted image "flow-utility.png"] Alt text: Sample flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions
---
title: Build a flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions
description: Create a flow in Workflow Studio using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create two files; one for incident records and other for user records, and zip these two files.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/integrate-applications/integration-hub/sample-flow-utility-action.html
release: brazil
product: Integration Hub
classification: integration-hub
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Utility Actions Spoke, Integration Hub spokes, Build integrations, Integration Hub, Workflow Data Fabric]
---
# Build a flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions
Create a flow in Workflow Studio using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create two files; one for incident records and other for user records, and zip these two files.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin.
## About this task
This sample flow demonstrates using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create files. You can configure the flow as per your requirement.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Flow Designer** > **Designer**.
2. Create a flow.
For more information, see [Building flows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/build-workflows/flows.md).
3. In the flow, add these spoke actions or flow logics:
1. Look Up Incident Records action to retrieve the incident records.
2. Begin File action to create a file that will contain the incident records.
3. For Each flow logic to apply the Append to Delimited File action to the list of incident records.
\[Omitted image "append-delmt-utility.png"\] Alt text: Append to Delimited File spoke action
4. Build File action to add rows.
Each incident record is added as a row in the file.
\[Omitted image "build-file-utility.png"\] Alt text: Build File spoke action
5. Perform similar steps to retrieve records from the User \[sys\_user\] table.
\[Omitted image "user-records-utility.png"\] Alt text: Retrieve user records
6. Begin Zip action to build the ZIP file for the incident and user records.
7. Add File To Zip action to add a file containing the incident records to the ZIP file.
\[Omitted image "add-file-zip-utility.png"\] Alt text: Add File To Zip action
8. Add File To Zip action to add file containing the user records to the ZIP file.
\[Omitted image "add-file2-utility.png"\] Alt text: Add File To Zip action
9. Build a Zip action to create the ZIP file containing the incident and user records.
\[Omitted image "build-file-utility.png"\] Alt text: Build File action
4. Save, test, and publish the flow to use it.
\[Omitted image "flow-utility.png"\] Alt text: Sample flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions
| title | Build a flow using the Utility Actions spoke actions |
| description | Create a flow in Workflow Studio using the Utility Actions spoke actions to create two files; one for incident records and other for user records, and zip these two files. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/integrate-applications/integration-hub/sample-flow-utility-action.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Integration Hub |
| classification | integration-hub |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-03-12 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Utility Actions SpokeIntegration Hub spokesBuild integrationsIntegration HubWorkflow Data Fabric |