.. _auto_assembler_create_designstep:

*CREATE AN DESIGN STEP*
=======================

Creates a new Design Step within a project, or updates an existing one when a Design Step ID is supplied. Use this worker to programmatically define or replace a Design Step as part of an automated workflow assembly pipeline.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``assembler``, ``create``, ``designstep``, ``platform``, ``workflow``.

Inputs
------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Name
     - name
     - text
     - —
     - ✓
     - Human-readable name for the new Design Step; required and must be a non-empty text string.
   * - Project
     - project_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - 
     - ID of the project to associate this Design Step with; select from the remote project lookup — leave blank to use the workflow's default project context.
   * - Existing Design Step Id
     - designstep_id
     - scalar
     - —
     - 
     - Optional ID of an existing Design Step to overwrite with the provided data; if omitted, a brand-new Design Step is created.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Designstep Id
     - designstep_id
     - scalar
     - Scalar ID of the newly created or updated Design Step, typed as 'designstep'; pass downstream to workers that need to reference this step.

Disciplines
-----------

- cae.preprocessing.scenario
- platform.workflow

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