# Fork

## Definition

This step is used to divide the workflow into two or more paths that will run in parallel, allowing multiple activities to run simultaneously.

/====> path 1 =====\\

Fork ==== ==> Join

\\====> path 2 =====/

## Steps Tabs

### Task details

This process type does not have task details for the fork step.

### Incoming transitions

The Incoming transitions tab displays the previous steps where the flow comes from. When you create a process from a template or from scratch default incoming transitions are defined. It is allowed to customize the default setup, add new transitions, or delete transitions.

- **From**: the previous step, where the flow comes. Allows you to select where the workflow comes from.
- **Incoming transition**: brief name to identify the transition. That is the name of the action the form will show to the final user.
- **To**: current step.
- **Action**: allows creating a custom script to perform specific actions.

<div id="bkmrk-when-you-create-an-i">When you create an incoming transition, Soffid creates the proper outcoming transition.  
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To scroll through the list of values to perform some operations.

```Java
userName = executionContext.getVariable("userName");
requester = executionContext.getVariable("requester");
requesterName = executionContext.getVariable("requesterName");
grants = executionContext.getVariable("grants");

for (roleRequestInfo:grants) {
  // TO-DO
}
```

### Outgoing transitions

The Outcoming transition tab displays the next steps where the flow can go from the current step. When you create a process from a template or from scratch default outcoming transitions are defined. It is allowed to customize the default setup, add new transitions, or delete transitions.

- **From**: current step.
- **Outgoing transition**: name of the transition. It is a required field, you must comply it to the workflow run properly.
- **To**: the next step, where the flow goes.
- **Action**: allows creating a custom script to perform specific actions.

When you create an outcoming transition, Soffid creates the proper incoming transition.

![](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/embedded-image-klo4udpb.png)

##### Example

Scroll through the list of roles and the list of grant hierarchies to execute some actions.

```Java
userName = executionContext.getVariable("userName");

roleList = serviceLocator.getApplicationService().findRolesByUserName(userName);
for (role:roleList) {
  //TO-DO
}

user = serviceLocator.getUserService().findUserByUserName(userName);
roleGrantList = serviceLocator.getApplicationService().findRoleGrantHierarchyByUser(user.id);
for (roleGrant:roleGrantList) {
  //TO-DO
}
```