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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/6VCxH8yTDGNkg5RDL7TjrQ)**   
  The Branch activity splits the workflow into multiple transition paths from a single activity.
* **[Join workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/6RccFsQkQwACIbmOgEL01w)**   
  The Join activity unites multiple execution paths into one transition.
* **[Lock workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/AK3a5tNGPwwPWXdn9UH70A)**   
  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/kE5YHNl8a~Fy6tFJX~yuow)**   
  The Log Message activity writes a message to the workflow log.
* **[Log Trace Message workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Nti2cuT~EFpxs2buW_QiXA)**   
  The Log Trace Message activity writes a trace message to the workflow log.
* **[REST Message legacy workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JRUuuwMaVxwaHGKpLeeSow)**   
  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/4oFy8iS2KVcXwbbFDV5PFw)**   
  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/h_wdkNtImYv2TN8dZYzCxg)**   
  The Run Script activity runs the specified script in the scope of the workflow version.
* **[Set Values workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/owrqEXEBSlOgklTdEwEVLg)**   
  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/CiFcvaj9rpkAlggOnY9LJw)**   
  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/kHQncOoHxbAxoy295CgyqA)**   
  The Turnstile activity limits how many times a workflow can pass through the same point.
* **[Unlock workflow activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/bdRXMuPvwpE8VtN6cqakYQ)**   
  The Unlock activity releases a lock that was previously placed by the Lock activity.