# Pause flow cards **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [July 29, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185 "2019-07-29T19:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/21 "2019-07-30T09:45:10Z")
Because the pause status doesn’t exist! You want disable a flow, an this one you can do in the flow settings. ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/22 "2019-07-30T09:46:22Z")
Well, isn`t that the point to make a request? If it existed I would not make an request! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/23 "2019-07-30T09:49:16Z")
Once again! What is you request? - additional button beside the play button called disable the flow Or - a paused button, that means new functionality has to be implemented ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/24 "2019-07-30T09:51:45Z")
If you pause it or disable it, what is the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/25 "2019-07-30T10:03:04Z")
Disable = It’s not possible anymore to start the flow again (Play Button or through other flows) But already ongoing instances of the flow will run to the end. Pause = have to be described, because the functionality doesn’t exists. ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/26 "2019-07-30T10:09:18Z")
Ok, alternative 2, new function. ---
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/27 "2019-07-30T10:15:38Z")
What is the benefit to paused a running flow? And which instance of a flow you want to paused if more than one instances are running? Stop a running flow make more sense. But in this case Athom have to change the flow Logic first. So only one instance of a flow can run in the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/28 "2019-07-30T10:21:58Z")
Let say you have to change batteries to an device with tamper protection? Which is a lot of devices. Very easy to hit pause and do what you have to do, instead of the four steps on every flow with that device. And if you make an pause card, you can schedule maintainance much easier. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/29 "2019-07-30T10:24:14Z")
Wouldn’t it make more sense to be able to pause/disable a _device_ (prevent it from triggering flows) in that case? ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/30 "2019-07-30T10:26:55Z")
That could be a way, make it accessible on the device icons? ---
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/31 "2019-07-30T10:30:40Z")
> [@Tangodelta](#): > > And if you make an pause card, you can schedule maintainance much easier. But in this use case, You have only the need to disable the affected flows one not to paused it! Just make 2 flows: Flow 1 if played disable all affected flows Flow 2 if played enable all affected flows ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/32 "2019-07-30T10:31:16Z")
I would agrea to a disable function the way @Tangodelta shows in his example flow. For me personal it is quicker to achieve. You don’t have to open the flow, which occasionally takes some time when your flow is large. I find it somes hard to see if a flow is dis- or enabled(colourblind!). Though I can see a pretty woman with a RED mini skirt. ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/33 "2019-07-30T10:50:35Z")
![homey3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/c/c98de8fdcc9706d06e6b052f4bc4e311ba77416d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/34 "2019-07-30T10:51:14Z")
Way too confusing and error-prone, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/35 "2019-07-30T10:52:11Z")
very much probable… ---
**Author:** ![Rickp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rickp/32/9466_2.png) [@Rickp](https://community.homey.app/u/Rickp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/36 "2019-07-30T10:55:26Z")
I think it’s great as it is now. I might disable 1 flow once in 2 months. Same for the siren, when the batteries needs replacement I just disable the flow for a few minutes. The disable flow option is just 2 clicks away wich takes 3 seconds to get to… That seems better then pause/play/disable/enable buttons on places where I can accidently press them all the time ---
**Author:** ![Osorkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osorkon/32/43026_2.png) [@Osorkon](https://community.homey.app/u/Osorkon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/37 "2019-07-30T11:19:32Z")
Great is relative. Regarding disable and and enable a flow I agree with you. But it would be great, If you could stop a running flow. And also have in the „and“ part, flow is running and flow is not running. For sure that make only sense, when only one running flow instance is allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Rickp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rickp/32/9466_2.png) [@Rickp](https://community.homey.app/u/Rickp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/38 "2019-07-30T13:00:25Z")
Could you give an example of a flow that you want to pause? I’m quite struggling to find useful cases. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/39 "2019-07-30T13:01:51Z")
He posted an example [here](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/28) (where you should read “pause” as “disable”). ---
**Author:** ![Rickp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rickp/32/9466_2.png) [@Rickp](https://community.homey.app/u/Rickp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185/40 "2019-07-30T13:17:18Z")
Yeah so to be clear the topic title should be disable flow cards (or easier way to disable flows) and the suggestion is a quicker way to enable/disable a flow and we are not talking about pausing a flow, wich would be interrupting the actions taken in the “then” colum,is that right @Tangodelta? [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/pause-flow-cards/16185.md?page=3)