Blueprints are Creator's visual process automation builder, designed to model and enforce structured business processes across a record's lifecycle. A blueprint is always associated with a specific form and applies to every record created in that form (or those matching a configured condition).
6.1 Core Concepts
- Stage: A milestone or status in the process (e.g., "Applied," "Shortlisted," "Offer Issued"). Stages are added and arranged visually in the blueprint builder.
- Transition: A clickable action button that moves a record from one stage to the next. Transitions can have configurable names, criteria (e.g., "Manager Approval Status equals Approved"), and designated owners (specific users or roles who are authorized to perform the transition).
- Parallel Transitions: Allow multiple transitions between the same two stages, enabling branching workflows.
- Transition Actions: Automated actions triggered when a transition is performed (e.g., sending a notification, updating a field, calling a function).
Blueprints enable validation, collaboration, and automation at each stage transition, making them suitable for complex multi-stakeholder processes like hiring pipelines, change management, procurement approvals, and service delivery (Understanding Blueprint).
6.2 Blueprint Analytics
Blueprint analytics (available on Standard, Professional, and Enterprise plans) provides dashboards on process performance: time-in-stage metrics, transition frequency, bottleneck identification, and completion rates.
6.3 Blueprint Tasks in Deluge (2026 Enhancement)
As of February 10, 2026, Deluge now supports improved blueprint tasks that allow passing stage names and blueprint link names dynamically rather than as hardcoded strings. This enables more reusable and maintainable automation code for blueprint management (February 2026 Release Notes).