# How to launch AWX workflows sequentially

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-awx-workflows-sequentially/35012>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-awx-workflows-sequentially/35012 "2021-04-19T14:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Measel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mike\_Measel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Measel)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-awx-workflows-sequentially/35012/1 "2021-04-19T14:54:41Z")

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I have a dynamic inventory that has dynamic groups ( I don’t know them ahead of time ) and each group requires a special tunnel be setup and then torn down before/after each groups hosts plays are processed.  
I thought this would be simple but I have not found a good way.  
Does an AWX have any method for launching a workflow once the previous workflow has finished ?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Wanderley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/alex_wanderley/32/3232_2.png) [@Alex\_Wanderley](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alex_Wanderley)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-awx-workflows-sequentially/35012/2 "2021-04-19T15:04:19Z")

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Hi,

Isn’t it the default behavior of workflows? (Forgive me if I’m misunderstanding your question…)

On Ansible Tower we have a sequential workflow made of 3 jobs/templates and the second and third jobs only start after the first and second have finished:

> START | —\> | 1ST JOB | —\> | 2ND JOB | —\> | 3RD JOB |

You can tell Tower/AWX if each subsequent job shall start or not depending on the finishing status of the previous job.

Alex

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Measel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mike\_Measel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Measel)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-awx-workflows-sequentially/35012/3 "2021-04-19T15:08:41Z")

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Yes, but that’s for whatever hosts are specified. I need to process several groups thru the workflow - one group at a time.