What workflows are

A workflow is a node graph that chains inputs, models, logic and outputs so a process runs the same way every time. An App is a workflow with a form.

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  • Checked Nov 11, 2026

About this lesson

A workflow is a chain of steps that Scenario runs for you, the same way every time. You build it once, and anyone on your team can run it again. This lesson shows where workflows live, opens the finished workflow the course rebuilds, and starts your own copy with its first node: an Image input holding one character. The models and settings in this lesson are as of November 2026.

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  • A workflow is a node graph that runs the same steps, models and settings every time you click Run.
  • Build one when a job has several steps, repeats, or must be run by someone else.
  • A run costs what its nodes cost, and the editor shows the estimate next to the graph title.
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  1. Open Workflows

    In the top bar, open Workflows › Workflows. Platform holds Scenario's workflows, Project your team's own in the current project.

  2. Look at the finished version

    On the Platform tab, open Image to anatomy reference, the workflow this course rebuilds. It opens in Run-only Mode; read its START HERE note.

  3. Create a workflow

    Go back to Workflows, switch to the Project tab and click Create. Import, next to it, loads a workflow from a JSON file.

  4. Name it

    Click the title at the top left and type Anatomy reference sheets. The workflow saves itself as you build.

  5. Clear the canvas

    Click each of the two sample nodes, the Text node and the Image Generator, and press Delete.

  6. Open the node list

    Click + in the right toolbar for the node list: Input, Generators, Composers and Utilities, with Search nodes... on top. Right-clicking the canvas opens it too.

  7. Add an Image input

    Under Input, choose Image (Shift + I) and drag the node to the left of the canvas, where the graph starts.

  8. Rename the node

    Double-click the node's title and name it 1. Character Illustration. The number keeps the nodes in reading order.

  9. Pick the character

    On the node, click Select from Library and choose a full or half-body character, here the ranger. Drag & drop or paste and Upload work too.

  10. Read the output port

    The green dot on the node's right edge, labeled IMAGE, is its output port. Green carries an image and only connects to green inputs, such as Reference Images.

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