Group commands in a chain

To combine commands within a chain, you can add them together in a group. For example, you may group commands to:

• Enable an iterator to run the commands multiple times over a series of values
• Have the chain fail if one of the commands fails
• Expand or collapse the group to show or hide its commands to help simplify the chain
• Copy the entire command

Add a command group

1. In the chain, click Command Group repeat, and move Command Group format_list_numbered to the canvas.
   
2. Select the group, and click Edit create.
3. Under Basic Info, enter a unique name and description to help identify the group and the intent of its commands.
4. To run the command multiple times, such as for each item in a list, select Iterator repeat, and enter the iteration values.
5. Click Save.
6. To include commands in the group, link them to Group Start.
   • To run the commands in serial, one after the other, link them in sequence as a chain.
     
   • To run the commands in parallel, all at the same time, link them each to Group Start.
     

   Note: Within a group, you can run commands in serial as a chain while other commands run in parallel.

7. To add the group to the chain, link its preceding and following commands to In and Out, respectively.

Expand or collapse a command group

To help scan or navigate a chain on the canvas, you can expand and collapse a group as necessary to show or hide its commands:

• To hide a group's commands, click Collapse visibility.
• To show a group's commands, click Expand visibility_off.

Set a command group's color

To help visually categorize a group's commands within a chain, you can color-code the command group. To set a group's color, click Set Color colorize, and select its color from the palette. 

Delete a command group

To remove a group and all of it commands from a chain, select it in the chain, and click its Delete delete.

Copy a command group

To duplicate an entire command group, click the Copy button within the chain builder.