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# Workflow Philosophy

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### What is a workflow?

A workflow is a system of organization used to streamline and manage analytical tasks. Analytics is a library of personalized workflows that allow users to build, process, and automate audit-logic. With the aid of a workflow, large and complex data processes can be simplified, while small, tedious tasks can be automated.

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### What do workflows do?

Workflows execute a defined process and eliminate the need to manually update, adjust and share results. In Analytics, tools are used to define a workflow. A workflow executes each tool in sequential order. Tools streamline and consistently apply the same rules and logic for every iteration the workflow is executed, or as we say in Analytics - “Run”.

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### Benefits of building workflows in Analytics

Analytics workflows provide a consistent and reliable way to perform tasks, save resources, increase transparency and accountability, and are self-documenting. Additionally, they are reusable and expandable to meet individual needs, making them an invaluable asset to any organization.

We encourage you to take the next step:

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[Build a Workflow](/introductions/build-a-workflow.md)
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[Start from a Template](/introductions/start-from-a-template.md)
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