Activating a flow starts the automatic actions associated with that flow, using the contacts who currently match the filters in the segment associated with the flow.

To activate a flow, complete the following steps:

1. Open the flow for editing.
2. Select the arrow next to the flow Status.
   
3. Select Activate flow.

The automatic actions associated with this flow will begin running, and you can view statistics for each flow step.

You can pause a flow to temporarily stop the steps in the flow from being performed. All contacts keep their position in the flow until you activate the flow again.

To pause a flow, complete the following steps:

1. Select the arrow next to the active flow Status.
2. Select Pause flow.