# Getting started

The Elsa workflows engine is already wired into the app — there is nothing to
install. Open the **Elsa Flows** page from the main menu.

## Create a definition

1. On **Elsa Flows**, click **New**.
2. Pick a root template (empty or a starter graph).
3. Give the workflow a name and save.

The definition list on `/flows` shows one row per definition (the latest
version). Use the version filter in the list header to switch between
*Latest*, *Published*, *Draft* and *All versions*.

## Run it

Select a definition and press **Run** in the toolbar. A new run opens on the
**Runs** page (`/flows/runs`), where you can follow the incident list, the
journal and the execution call stack.

<div class="docs-note">
A definition must be <strong>published</strong> before the engine can execute it.
Running a draft returns the engine's <em>published version not found</em> error.
</div>

```json
{
  "definitionId": "hello-world",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "isPublished": true
}
```