Understand the Campaign Designer canvas, states, connections, and editing workflow.
Key concepts
- The canvas visualizes states, transitions, branches, and the current structure of an automation.
- State configuration defines the work performed; connections determine where processing can continue.
- Validation identifies disconnected, incomplete, or incompatible configuration before activation.
How it works
- Place the entry state and the minimum set of required processing states.
- Configure each state with its data, message, timing, event, or integration settings.
- Connect success, decision, timeout, and error routes where supported.
- Use clear labels and layout so another operator can understand the process.
- Validate and test the complete automation before activation.
Governance and considerations
- Visual clarity is an operational control for complex campaigns.
- Copying a state can also copy assumptions that are invalid in the new path.
- Review the impact on contacts already in a running campaign before editing.
Note
Exact UI labels, availability, and behavior can depend on the Elaine.io release, licensed capabilities, permissions, and project configuration.