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Workflows vs Campaigns/Triggers (Deprecated features)

Campaigns and Triggers are deprecated. Workflows make it easy to create automation with triggers and actions with more capabilities. Workflows have capabilities like using if-else statements, wait times, math functions and so much more. Overall, workflows offer a more powerful and comprehensive automation solution. This article is provided for context. ## Why Replace Campaigns and Triggers with Workflows? - Workflows can use if/else conditions and filtering, which allows for more personalized and targeted automation. - They combine triggers and campaigns into one system, making it more efficient and streamlined. - Workflows have a status/execution log that makes it easier to troubleshoot and track lead status. - Workflows are easier to test during onboarding and launch for quality assurance, ensuring that the product is working correctly for clients. You can import your campaigns into workflows, and then add the triggers as well for a more streamlined automation process. * * * ## Why are Campaigns and Triggers not visible in my Sub-account? To see Campaigns & Triggers the subaccount has to be created from a snapshot of an older subaccount that still has them. If the sub-account was created using a snapshot of a master account that did not already have campaigns and triggers in it then it will not allow you to see the depreciated features setting in sub-account> Settings> Business Profile. But if it was created using the snapshot of a master sub-account that already had triggers and campaigns in it, it should give you the option to enable depreciated features in Business Profile settings. !(https://assets.patientcopilot.ai/baf382483492b38d.png) The CRM is moving clients towards workflows and moving them away from campaigns and triggers, so these two features are automatically disabled and have no option to be enabled in sub-accounts that were created using snapshots of sub-accounts that did not have these features, to begin with. Agencies created after November 2021 do not see the option to enable Deprecated Features Campaigns & Triggers. * * * ## Workflows vs Triggers ### Trigger steps comparison Table The following is a table of which Trigger steps are supported by Workflows in comparison to Triggers. Please Note: Campaigns cannot be triggered without a Trigger adding contacts to them. Or Contacts being added to them via Bulk Add to Campaign Actions or CSV Import Add to Campaign Modal. | Trigger Step | Workflows | Triggers | | --- | --- | --- | | | Appointments | | Appointment Status | Yes | Yes | | Customer Booked Appointment | Yes | Yes |


Contact

Birthday Reminder

YesYes

Contact Changed

YesNo

Contact Created


YesNo

Contact DND


YesYes

Contact Tag

YesYes

Custom Date Reminder

YesYes

Note Added

YesYes

Note Changed


YesNo

Task Added


YesYes

Contact Actions

Customer Replied


YesYes

Form Submitted


YesYes

Order Form Submission


YesYes

Order Submitted


YesNo

Survey Submitted


YesYes

Trigger Link Clicked


YesYes

Twilio Validation Error


YesYes

Events

Call Status


YesYes
YesYes

Facebook

Facebook Lead Form Submitted

YesYes

Membership

Category Completed


YesNo

Membership New Signup


YesYes

Offer Access Granted


YesYes

Offer Access Removed


YesYes

Product Access Granted


YesYes

Product Access Removed


YesYes

Product Completed


YesYes

User Login


YesYes

Opportunities

Opportunity Status Changed


YesYes

Pipeline Stage Changed


YesYes

Stale Opportunities


YesYes

Shopify

Abandoned Checkout


YesNo

Order Placed


YesNo

Order Fulfilled


YesNo

TikTok

TikTok Form Submitted


YesNo
### Automations Actions Comparison Table The following is a table of which Action steps are supported by Workflows in comparison to Campaigns and Triggers. | Action | Workflows | Campaigns | Triggers | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | External Communications | | Send Email | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Send SMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Call | Yes | Yes | No | | Voicemail | Yes | Yes | No | | Messenger | Yes | Yes | No | | Instagram DM | Yes | No | No | | Manual SMS | Yes | Yes | No | | Manual Call | Yes | Yes | No | | GMB Messaging | Yes | Yes | No |

CRM

Add Contact Tag


YesNoYes

Remove Contact Tag


YesNoYes

Create/Update Opportunity


YesNoYes

Add To Notes


YesNoYes

Assign To User


YesNoYes

Remove Assigned User


YesNoYes

Set Event Start Date


YesNoYes

Add To Workflow


YesNoNo

Remove From Workflow


YesNoNo

Remove From All Workflows


YesNoNo
Remove From CampaignNoNoYes
Remove From All CampaignsNoNoYes
Add to CampaignNoNoYes

Remove Opportunity


YesNoYes

Send Internal Notification


YesNoYes

Set Contact DND


YesNoYes

Edit Conversation


YesNoYes

(Only Mark as Read)

Send Review Request


YesNoNo

Stripe One-Time Charge


YesNoYes

Update Appointment Status


YesNoYes

Add Task


YesNoYes

AI Appointment Booking Bot


YesNoNo

Send To Eliza Agent Platform


YesNoNo

Add To Google Analytics


YesNoYes
Add to Google AdwordsYesNoYes
Update Contact FieldYesNoYes

Facebook - Add To Custom Audience


YesNoNo

Facebook - Remove From Custom Audience


YesNoNo

Facebook - Conversion API


YesNoNo

Membership Actions

Membership Grant Offer


YesNoYes

Membership Revoke Offer


YesNoYes

Conditions and workflow

If / Else

YesNoNo

Wait


YesYesNo

Webhook


YesYesYes

Go To


YesNoNo

Math Operation


YesNoNo

Goal Event


YesNoNo