Action Panel
The Action Panel lets you manage blocked Flows, Journeys, and data refreshes. When these items enter a "review" state, downstream syncing halts until you take action.
Flows in Review
Common Flow Errors
| Error | Consideration |
|---|---|
| Flow attempting to add X contacts exceeding maximum allowance Y | Simon uses thresholds (default 30,000) to protect accounts from unexpected contact spikes caused by data integrity issues. You can approve or reject and investigate. |
| Flow attempting to remove X contacts exceeding maximum allowance Y | Similar protection against unexpected drops in contact volume. |
| Flow has never been empty before but would be after removing X contacts | Appears when a segment has no contacts to message. Verify your segment parameters before approving. Approval allows the flow to continue without alerts on future empty occurrences. |
Thresholds
Flow thresholds protect accounts from unexpected contact volume changes caused by upstream data integrity problems. If you are an account admin, you can manage this threshold via:
- Navigate to Settings → Admin Center
- Under Campaigns, click on Safety Settings
- Modify the threshold and reject timeline.
Upstream Data Issues
To investigate unusual segment size changes:
- Review each filter within the segment to assess whether the change makes logical sense
- Check the flow's performance tab for historical metrics indicating normal variance
- Examine underlying datasets and fields for schema changes
Approve or Reject Flows & Journeys
- Navigate to Alerts & Status → Action Panel
- Click the Flows tab
- Review the flow details, segment information, and error messages
- Click Approve to continue or Reject to halt
Approve overrides the threshold violation and allows the flow to proceed as planned. This does not change the threshold itself.
Reject prevents the flow from continuing without deleting the flow or its segments. Flows may return to the panel with new issues.
Automatic Resolution
Flows awaiting manual review automatically reject after 16 hours without user action. The flow becomes ready for its next scheduled run. If thresholds remain exceeded, alerts reappear; otherwise, the flow proceeds as scheduled.
Journeys in Review
Common Journey Errors
| Error | Consideration |
|---|---|
| Segment membership dropped to zero | Review recent segment logic changes. Approving prevents future errors if the segment stays at zero; additional errors occur if the segment rises above zero then drops again. |
| X new contacts added to segment exceeding maximum allowance X | High contact volume is possible, but exceeding configured thresholds suggests reviewing segment logic to avoid over-messaging. |
Approve or Reject Journeys
- Open the Action Panel and click the Journeys tab
- Review journey details, segment information, and error messages
- Click Approve to continue or Reject to halt
Approve proceeds with the journey despite the abnormality. This does not change the threshold.
Reject pauses the journey. You can modify thresholds or segment definitions before the next run to potentially avoid future errors.
Additional Notes
- Flows and journeys remain visible in the Action Panel for 24 hours after approval or rejection
- A pink indicator dot with a count appears when items require review, combining flows and datasets
- Click a flow or journey name to view full details, or click a segment name to inspect the segment criteria
Notifications
Alerts for Action Panel events can be delivered via Slack and email. When an error occurs, Slack messages appear in your configured channels. Alerts also appear in Alert History and the Action Panel itself.
To configure which alerts you receive and via which channels, navigate to Alerts & Status → Alert Preferences.
Updated about 2 hours ago
