# Process Executor step

**URL:** <https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346>\
**Category:** Process Studio\
**Created:** [January 9, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346 "2024-01-09T05:04:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tom](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Tom)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346/1 "2024-01-09T05:04:17Z")

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Hi! All,

What is the use of the Process Executor step?

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**Author:** ![Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jane](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Jane)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346/2 "2024-01-09T05:09:06Z")

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Hi! Tom,

The Process executor step in a workflow is used to call a child process. A process executes tasks in sequence unlike workflows that execute tasks in parallel. So you can use the Process Executor to execute tasks sequentially from with a workflow.

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**Author:** ![Tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tom](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Tom)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346/3 "2024-01-09T05:10:41Z")

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Hi! Seema

Thank you!

Please can you provide me details how to configure a Process Executor step?

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**Author:** ![Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jane](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Jane)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/process-executor-step/11346/4 "2024-01-09T06:31:57Z")

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Hi! Tom,

The image below shows a workflow having the Process Executor step. On the right you can see the Process Executor step configuration. In the filename select your child process. You can define variable/parameters and use field to populate its value; for use in the child process.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/automationedge/original/2X/7/7e9aab21ef1cf998f25079f75915ecb32d4ef40e.png)

The image below shows the child process using the variable in the Display MSGBOX task.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/automationedge/original/2X/6/6eb3a7486be29f08b3cc0b8491a04d98f930b5e8.png)  
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