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# Utility workflow activities

# Utility workflow
activities {#c_UtilityActivities__wh1_hks_3x}

Utility activities provide controls over the path of the workflow, and other useful tools.{#c_UtilityActivities__util-shortdesc}
* **[Branch workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/UpyDBF00cCNIUJ~6~QFBKA)**   
  The Branch activity splits the workflow into multiple transition paths from a single activity.
* **[Join workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Z3_hgQQ9GBrIravwaje6Jg)**   
  The Join activity unites multiple execution paths into one transition.
* **[Lock workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yWK6G6eOLAFviUyTHiKTbg)**   
  The Lock activity prevents other instances of this workflow from continuing past this activity until the lock is released.
* **[Log Message workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/f30f~AiqRfUvnOdpuM9fgA)**   
  The Log Message activity writes a message to the workflow log.
* **[Log Trace Message workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Mmc7LZqkTTp1tY6i6mzfgg)**   
  The Log Trace Message activity writes a trace message to the workflow log.
* **[REST Message legacy workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DE5lPA0o0ESSw9pHW3lehQ)**   
  The legacy REST Message activity enables an administrator to override the REST endpoint or supply the variables configured in the REST Message module.
* **[Return Value workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7bkjM~tKd2N3aZNMYiKx0A)**   
  The Return Value activity returns a value to a parent workflow, when run from a subflow.
* **[Run Script workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/KZc8S6_gaJlFEtn111fzQA)**   
  The Run Script activity runs the specified script in the scope of the workflow version.
* **[Set Values workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nEKZtmOS282bsZLhBzwSyw)**   
  The Set Values activity sets values on the current record when the workflow quiesces or ends.
* **[SOAP Message legacy workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wAnNIlhj~sW5Bzn40ZaSPQ)**   
  The legacy SOAP Message activity uses SOAP messages defined in the System Web Services plugin and can call the messages using a MID Server.
* **[Turnstile workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/U3kDViOUZeeUeGvUtgFDYQ)**   
  The Turnstile activity limits how many times a workflow can pass through the same point.
* **[Unlock workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GyBvBmF7sfIPNwBKCTRuzA)**   
  The Unlock activity releases a lock that was previously placed by the Lock activity.