# Flows naming

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [December 7, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-naming/38785 "2020-12-07T23:29:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-naming/38785/6 "2020-12-08T13:52:47Z")

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As you can see the naming and structuring of flows is handled more or less differently by each one.  
I have created folders for house levels, rooms and more or less devices (e.g. light, heating, blinds). In addition I created a folder (control center) with subfolders, in which Flows are stored, which cannot be clearly assigned to a room or individual devices, e.g. Flows for Heimdall.  
Currently I have created my flows according to the following scheme:  
Numerical listing / house level and room / device and action  
1.0\_FFBR\_LightStripOn  
1.1\_FFBR\_LightStripOff  
2.0\_FFBR\_SealingLampOn  
2.1\_FFBR\_SealingLampOff

FF = First Floor  
BR = Bedroom

If I have a large number of dependent flows, the structure may look like this:  
1.0.0\_FFLR\_xxx  
1.0.1\_FFLR\_xxx  
1.0.2\_FFLR\_xxx  
1.1.0\_FFLR\_xxx  
1.2.0\_FFLR\_xxx  
etc.

Sometimes I add emojis to the name to make it easier to find them, e.g. a light bulb 💡.  
Sometimes I add emojis that represent the trigger:  
⏰ = Time  
⏱ = Timer (Chronograph app)  
📶 = Sensor  
#️⃣ = Numeric variable  
⤵ = This flow was started

But I’m not 100% satisfied with my structure and it is possible that I will change the structure again.

@FKey has posted a tutorial how he structures his flows.

> [@How to structure your flows](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-structure-your-flows/25109):
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> Posted in the flow category. Although it does not match the flow category definition, I thought this was the best place… I would like to share my view on structuring flows. Hope its usefull for others You will find that, in time, with more devices and sensors, flows become more complex and will cause entanglements. This post is not about how to build a flow. But a way too keep your flows readable, less entangled and easy to understand. If this does not work for you, [other users have other ap…](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-alternative-approach-to-structure-and-organise-your-flows/60765)

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