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Flow Continuation Step

Description
Non-interactive flow step that continues a flow based on a token that must be provided in a request header X-Flow-Continuation-Token. Based on the token, this step initializes the flow with the same data, e.g. user identity, as the flow that issued the token.

Such a token is for example provided by a "Send Email Link Step".

Type name
FlowContinuationStep
Class
com.airlock.iam.publicselfservice.application.configuration.steps.FlowContinuationStepConfig
May be used by
Properties
Repository (repository)
Description
Configures the repository to store flow continuation data. This is required if there is any flow containing a "Flow Continuation Step".
Attributes
Plugin-Link
Mandatory
Assignable plugins
Immediate Token Consumption (consumesToken)
Description

If enabled, the token will be immediately consumed when the flow step is executed.

If disabled, the token will be preserved until additional steps have been completed. A red flag is raised to ensure that the token will be consumed at a later step in the flow before termination.

In this case a "Flow Continuation Token Consumption Step" needs to be executed before the flow terminates.
Attributes
Boolean
Optional
Default value
true
Skip Condition (skipCondition)
Description

If this condition is configured and fulfilled, the step is skipped and the flow execution continues with the subsequent step.

Attributes
Plugin-Link
Optional
Assignable plugins
Pre Condition (preCondition)
Description
This step is executed only if the configured pre condition is fulfilled. If the condition is not fulfilled, the step and flow execution fail immediately. The step is not initialized and no step method can be called. If no condition is configured, the behavior is that of a fulfilled pre condition.
Attributes
Plugin-Link
Optional
Assignable plugins
Requires Activation (requiresActivation)
Description
If enabled, this step is only executed if it has been dynamically activated from a previous step. If it has not been activated, the step is skipped (equivalent to when the skip condition is fulfilled).
Attributes
Boolean
Optional
Default value
false
Tags On Success (tagsOnSuccess)
Description
This step grants these tags if it completes successfully.
Attributes
Plugin-List
Optional
Assignable plugins
Step ID (stepId)
Description
ID of this step. This is only needed if this step is the target of a goto action or if this step requires activation.
Attributes
Plugin-Link
Optional
Assignable plugins
On Failure Gotos (onFailureGotos)
Description

If the step fails (no retry) and a goto target for the error code is defined here, the flow does not fail and instead a "goto" to the specified target step is executed. Note that even when the "goto" is executed, any error codes that are considered a failed factor attempt will still increment the "failed attempts" counter, and may lead to the user being locked. Therefore, this may still result in a failed flow.

A typical application of this feature is switching to an alternative authentication factor step, if an external service (e.g. Futurae server, SMS gateway) is not available (error code EXTERNAL_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE with "Strict Counting" disabled, which will not increment the "failed attempts" counter). Other error codes can be found in the IAM REST documentation, in both the general "Error Codes" section and in the documentation of specific endpoints.

Attributes
Plugin-Map
Optional
Assignable plugins
Custom Response Attributes (customResponseAttributes)
Description

A list of custom attributes that are returned in the REST response in addition to the standard attributes the step already returns. The custom attributes defined here are only returned if the step result does not lead to an error response.

Custom attributes are added to the response when a step is initialized and when actions are executed on the step. They will therefore be available in the response leading to this step, and in any responses from endpoints specific to this step. For non-interactive steps, custom attributes are accumulated and added to the response leading to the next interactive step.

Custom attributes are not returned for 'retrieve' endpoints.

Attributes
Plugin-List
Optional
Assignable plugins
YAML Template (with default values)

type: FlowContinuationStep
id: FlowContinuationStep-xxxxxx
displayName: 
comment: 
properties:
  consumesToken: true
  customFailureResponseAttributes:
  customResponseAttributes:
  onFailureGotos:
  preCondition:
  repository:
  requiresActivation: false
  skipCondition:
  stepId:
  tagsOnSuccess: