# Workflow Builder Overview

## Builder: Interface

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Builder consists of:

1. **Building area -** to add, connect and edit workflow elements (modules).
2. **Navigation & Actions bar -** to get basic info about the workflow, to navigate and perform actions on it.
3. **List of modules -** to search and add modules to the workflow by dragging them into the building area.
4. **Estimations -** to have approximate calculations of the time and credits that 1 workflow execution will take.
5. **Fast access bar -** to switch between popular workflows or create new ones.

## Building Workflow

Every workflow consists of:

**a) Input** - a form to provide initial data. It’s an entry point for automation to start working.

It takes data from users or other tools and sends it to the actions.

**b) Actions** - modules, that perform different tasks upon input data - enrich it, transform (with AI or without it), or filter.

Every action takes data from previous modules, performs an action on it, and sends new data points to the inventory.

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In fact, workflow is a process of taking input and processing it with multiple pre-built modules to get desired output.

{% hint style="info" %}
All the data points generated during the workflow processing can be accessible later.
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Learn more about build elements:

{% content-ref url="builder-input" %}
[builder-input](https://docs.drafter.ai/build/workflow-basics/builder-input)
{% endcontent-ref %}