{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":43686,"path":"security-management/configuration-compliance/cc-ex-mgt-flow-designer-vs-workflow.md","title":"Exception management workflow versus flow designer in Configuration Compliance","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Exception management workflow versus flow designer in Configuration Compliance\n\nStarting with Configuration Compliance \\(CC\\) v13.0, if you are deploying CC for the first time, the flow designer for approving exception requests in exception management is enabled by default. If you are an existing CC user, the default option is workflow.\n\n<table id=\"table_qmm_sbw_sqb\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nConsiderations\n\n</th><th>\n\nWorkflow\n\n</th><th>\n\nFlow designer\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nVersion\n\n</td><td>\n\nPrior to v13.0 of CC.\n\n</td><td>\n\nStarting from v13.0 of CC.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nDefault option\n\n</td><td>\n\nDefault option if you are an existing CC user.\n\n</td><td>\n\nDefault option for new CC users starting from v13.0.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSetting the approval process\n\n</td><td>\n\nException management includes exception requests along with exception rules.\n\n</td><td>\n\nIncludes defining various levels and adding different approvers for different use cases. Easier to implement than the workflow. Exception management includes exception requests along with exception rules.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nUpgrading to flow designer\n\n</td><td>\n\nYou can upgrade to flow designer from workflow. However, existing requests can only be approved using the workflow.\n\n</td><td>\n\nFlow designer is enabled by default.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSystem property **sn\\_vulc.flow\\_designer\\_activation**\n\n</td><td>\n\nIf you have been using the workflow for exception management prior to v13.0, the system property is set to false. To activate the flow designer, set this property to true.**Note:** You cannot revert to using the workflow after activating the flow designer.\n\n</td><td>\n\nIf you are using CC for the first time for v13.0 or later, the system property value is set to true by default.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproval rules module\n\n</td><td>\n\nAfter setting the system property to true, the **Enable module approval rules** scheduled job runs within 24 hours. This scheduled job enables the **Approval rules** module. To activate this module instantly, run this job manually.\n\n</td><td>\n\nIf you have deployed CC for the first time from CC v13.0, this module is available by default.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nApproval levels\n\n</td><td>\n\nProvides the option to set only two levels of approvers.\n\n</td><td>\n\nProvides multiple options such as setting any number of configurations, approver levels, and dynamically adding approvers for each rule.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>"}}