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How many times have you opened a complex Workflow created by another person (or your past self) and scratched your head wondering why certain actions exist? Documentation is key to efficiently building and maintaining systems. In Rock, one of the key ways we document things is through the use of the description field.
Workflows have a description field.Workflow Activities have a description field.I am suggesting that we also add a description field to Workflow Actions.
How would this be implemented?It would be fairly straightforward. Add a description field in the Workflow Action item directly under the Name field. If someone fills in the description field, then when editing a workflow, the collapsed view of the Workflow actions would show the description. (Currently it only shows the Workflow Action's name when collapsed).
Why should we implement this?Giving a way to add descriptions / comments at a more granular level has at least two benefits:
In my opinion, this has a direct ministry impact. Especially over time.
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