Complete the execution of a workflow

You can use return in the main workflow to stop a workflow's execution. You can also finish a workflow by simply completing the final step (assuming that the step doesn't jump to another).

A workflow's execution stops when one of the following occurs:

• An error is raised and not caught
• After all steps have been executed
• When the keywords end or return are used in the main workflow

Use end

In the main workflow, you can use next: end to stop a workflow's execution if you don't need to return a value. A main workflow that executes a next: end step completes with null as the result.

In a subworkflow, you can use next: end in a step to make it the last step in the subworkflow and return null . It does not need to be in a separate step (unlike return ) and can be used in any step. When using either next: end or return , control is returned to the calling subworkflow.

  
 - 
  
  STEP_NAME 
 
 : 
  
 ... 
  
 next 
 : 
  
 end 
  

  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 " STEP_NAME 
" 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 ... 
  
 "next" 
 : 
  
 "end" 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 ] 
  

Use return

Use return to stop a workflow's execution and return a value, variable, or expression:

  
 - 
  
  STEP_NAME 
 
 : 
  
 ... 
  
 return 
 : 
  
 ${ VARIABLE 
} 
  

  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 " STEP_NAME 
" 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 ... 
  
 "return" 
 : 
  
 "${ VARIABLE 
}" 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 ]