Create Lifecycle Workflow

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Create a lifecycle workflow - Microsoft Entra ID description: This article guides you in creating a lifecycle workflow. ms.subservice: lifecycle-workflows ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 03/12/2026+ms.date: 08/21/2026 ms.custom: template-how-to #Customer Intent: As an IT admin, I want to create a lifecycle workflow so that I can automate identity lifecycle processes in my organization. ---@@ -15,12 +15,39 @@ Lifecycle workflows allow for tasks associated with the lifecycle process to be - **Tasks**: Actions taken when a workflow is triggered. - **Execution conditions**: The who and when of a workflow. These conditions define which users this workflow should run against, and when (trigger) the workflow should run. -You can create and customize workflows for common scenarios by using templates, or you can build a workflow from scratch without using a template. Currently, if you use the Microsoft Entra admin center, any workflow that you create must be based on a template. If you want to create a workflow without using a template, use Microsoft Graph.+In the Microsoft Entra admin center, you can create and customize workflows for common scenarios by using built-in templates or by cloning an existing workflow. To build a workflow from scratch without using a template or an existing workflow, use Microsoft Graph.  ## Prerequisites  [!INCLUDE [Microsoft Entra ID Governance license](../includes/entra-entra-governance-license.md)] +## Create a lifecycle workflow by cloning an existing workflow in the Microsoft Entra admin center++You can use an existing workflow as the starting point for a new workflow. The clone option is available only in the Microsoft Entra admin center.++To start cloning from the workflow list:++1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Lifecycle Workflows Administrator](../identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#lifecycle-workflows-administrator).++1. Browse to **ID Governance** > **Lifecycle workflows** > **Workflows**.++1. Select the workflow that you want to clone, and then select **Clone**.++    :::image type="content" source="media/create-lifecycle-workflow/clone-workflow-list.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a selected workflow and the Clone option on the Lifecycle workflows page." lightbox="media/create-lifecycle-workflow/clone-workflow-list.png":::++You can also start cloning from the workflow creation experience:++1. Browse to **ID Governance** > **Lifecycle workflows** > **Create workflow**.++1. On the **Choose a workflow** page, find the **Clone an existing workflow** card, and then select **Browse workflows**.++    :::image type="content" source="media/create-lifecycle-workflow/clone-workflow-template-card.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Clone an existing workflow card on the Choose a workflow page." lightbox="media/create-lifecycle-workflow/clone-workflow-template-card.png":::++1. Select the workflow that you want to clone.++After you select a workflow to clone, the **Review + create** tab opens directly. Review the workflow settings, and then select **Create** to create the workflow without making changes.++To customize the workflow before you create it, select the other tabs and update the workflow details or configuration. When you're finished, return to the **Review + create** tab and select **Create**.  ## Create a lifecycle workflow by using a template in the Microsoft Entra admin center