Group Member Workflows

By now you realize that groups are the backbone of Rock. So, it makes sense that we'd invest in making them as powerful as possible. Group Member Workflows are one of these investments. So, what do they do?

Group Member Workflows are an easy way to trigger workflows to launch when the state of a group member changes for a specific group. These events include:

• Being added to a group
• Being removed from a group
• Member status changes (e.g., status changed from 
• Member role changes (e.g., role changed from 
• Member attendance
• Member alternate placements (discussed in detail in the next chapter)

The workflows you define for these triggers can be configured for all groups of a specific type under:Admin Tools > Settings > General > Group Types or for a specific group under People > Group Viewer > Group. Below is the screen you'll see in either case. Note that workflows for a specific group can only be added if Allow Specific Group Member Workflows is enabled for the Group Type.

1. Name - This is the name you want to use to describe the trigger.
2. Active - Indicates whether this trigger is currently active.
3. Start Workflow - The workflow type you'd like to start when the trigger conditions are met.
4. When - This determines when the trigger should be considered.
5. With Status Of - This allows you to filter when the trigger is applied for members with a specific status.
6. With Role Of - This allows you to filter when the trigger is applied for members with a specific role.
7. From Status/Role Of - Determines what the original status/role was to use as a trigger filter.
8. To Status/Role Of - Determines what the new status/role must be for the trigger to fire.
9. First Time - Determines if this trigger should only be activated the first time a person attends this group, or every time.

See our Blasting Off With Workflows guide for more information on working with workflows.