# Using flows in an advance way

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/using-flows-in-an-advance-way/156720
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** advancedflow
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-flows-in-an-advance-way/156720 "2026-06-30T08:05:39Z")
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### Author: ![Cor\_van\_Leuken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cor_van_leuken/32/120889_2.png) [@Cor\_van\_Leuken](https://community.homey.app/u/Cor_van_Leuken)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-flows-in-an-advance-way/156720/1 "2026-06-30T08:05:40Z")

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I have two questions about using flows:

1. I have an advanced flow using multiple ‘when’ actions.  
the flow operates correct when one of the ‘when’ fields is triggered.  
But I want to use it also directly from my phone so I need to set one of the fields as an default which will be used when no action is triggered.

2. How to create a flow using an input as text of a number.  
calling such a flow is possible but how do I create one?

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### Author: ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-flows-in-an-advance-way/156720/2 "2026-06-30T08:48:34Z")

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1. By adding a Start-button to the flow it also becomes manually startable.
2. By using the applicable WHEN card flow the Flow section:  
 ![IMG_2731](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/5/053bccbd8c10393a4950c580b1e885df4b3a3649.jpeg)  
Next, using a Logic card, you can determine based on which input value the flow was started. The input value is in the `Start value` tag:  
 ![IMG_2732](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/a/2a63338fe45e7706ec19ee4c8b2029859e4653be.jpeg)

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### Author: ![SingKT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/singkt/32/173226_2.png) [@SingKT](https://community.homey.app/u/SingKT)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-flows-in-an-advance-way/156720/3 "2026-06-30T08:49:59Z")

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You could use a virtual switch with a: „when _mySwitch_ is pressed“ then …