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title: Ending workflows with multiple branches
description: A workflow is complete when it reaches the End activity, even if there are still active branches of the workflow in progress. To ensure that both branches are completed, add a Join activity to resolve the branches.
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product: Legacy Workflow
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Ending workflows with multiple branches

A workflow is complete when it reaches the **End** activity, even if there are still active branches of the workflow in progress. To ensure that both branches are completed, add a **Join** activity to resolve the branches.

For example, the following figure shows a workflow with two branches that execute independently. When Task 1 and Task 2 of Branch B are completed, the workflow is marked complete even if the Branch A tasks are not completed.

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For both branches to complete, add a **Join** activity to resolve the branches. When one branch reaches the join, the workflow waits for the other branch. When both branches are complete, the workflow reaches the end. The **Incomplete** condition of the a **Join** activity is met only if one of the branches cannot be completed.

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**Parent Topic:**[Create a workflow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/t_CreateAWorkflow.md)