- Introduction
- Getting started
- Process modeling with BPMN
- Process modeling with Case Management
- Designing a persistent case entity schema
- Defining case keys (system vs. external)
- Establishing task I/O and write-back contracts
- Exit rules and early stage termination
- Modeling primary and secondary stages
- Triggering a case from Data Fabric
- Implementing stage-level personas and permissions
- Setting SLAs and automated escalation rules
- Configuring a rework loop (re-entry)
- Managing live case instances: pause, migrate, and retry
- Maestro case management component dictionary
- Process modeling with Flow
- Getting started
- Core concepts
- Node reference
- Build guides
- Best practices
- Reference
- Process implementation
- Debugging
- Simulating
- Publishing and upgrading agentic processes
- Common implementation scenarios
- Extracting and validating documents
- Process operations
- Process monitoring
- Process optimization
- Reference information
Maestro user guide
Returns data as the flow's output without affecting other active branches. Use End when you want to return a result from one branch of a parallel workflow while other branches continue to run.
How End differs from Terminate
Both End and Terminate stop execution on the branch they are placed on. The difference is what happens to the rest of the flow:
| Node | Effect on current branch | Effect on other branches |
|---|---|---|
| End | Stops and returns output | Other branches continue running |
| Terminate | Stops immediately | All other active branches are canceled |
Use End when the flow has parallel branches and you want one branch to return output while others complete. Use Terminate when you want to stop the entire flow immediately regardless of what else is running.
Configuration
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Output | No | The value to return as the flow's output. Can be a literal value, a variable reference, or an expression. |
Output
The value configured in the Output field becomes the flow's return value. Downstream nodes in the same branch cannot reference this — End is a terminal node.
Examples
Return a success result from one branch while an audit branch completes:
In a flow where one branch handles the primary response and another records an audit log, place an End node at the end of the primary response branch. The audit branch continues running independently.
Return an error result early:
On an error branch, use an End node to return a structured error object as the flow output without canceling any other processing that may still be in progress.