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Build an on-demand report with a form

A manual trigger can ask for values when someone runs it. This workflow asks for a question and a recipient, then emails Neo's report and a link to a spreadsheet of orders.

Before you start

This builds, from a blank workflow, the same thing as the template "Send a Neo report and a link to the full orders Excel". It uses AI credits and sends an email. Use your own address to test.

The template's reference page, with its trigger, steps and requirements: Send a Neo report and a link to the full orders Excel.

  1. Create the workflow

    «New workflow», «Set up a trigger», «Manual run».

  2. Declare the form

    In the trigger, add three fields: question (text, label "Question"), recipient (text, label "Recipient") and includeWeb (true/false, label "Include a web search"). All three must be sent whenever someone runs it. A name starts with a letter or an underscore, then letters, digits or underscores; createdAt and createdBy are reserved and a name cannot repeat.

  3. Ask Neo

    Add «Ask the AI». For the question, insert the variable "Question" from the trigger; for the web search, insert "Include a web search". Leave the mode as instant.

  4. Export the orders

    Add the action that generates an Excel of orders. It takes no inputs and gives back a temporary link. It exports all orders, not only those the question is about.

  5. Send the email

    Add «Send email from Filmo». To: the variable "Recipient". Subject: a fixed text. Body: Neo's answer, a blank line, and the link to the spreadsheet, each inserted as a variable.

  6. Run it

    Select the trigger and press «Run workflow». The form asks for the three values. The editor publishes the draft first, as a new version.

  • Each field of the form is a variable trigger_<name> for every later step: you pick it from the list under Trigger.
  • Each step's result is a variable too, named after the step. Neo's answer is the answer of the step.
  • The email comes from Filmo's address, not from your mailbox, and the workflow stays public.
  • The link to the spreadsheet is temporary. A recipient opening the email after it expires finds a dead link.

The form is exactly what the API asks for in payload. List the workflows to see it, then start a run with the fields: see Workflows from the API and MCP.

Warning:

A recipient typed in the form is not checked. The email step accepts one address; a list separated by commas fails with a message saying the address is not valid.

  • Build

    Triggers

    A trigger decides when a workflow runs. Every workflow has exactly one, and you can change it in the editor at any time (until you publish, nothing changes for the runs).

  • Build

    Data and expressions

    You do not write formulas in a workflow. You pick values from lists, and Filmo stores what you picked as a structured expression. This page explains what the picker offers and how the values behave when the run executes.

  • Run

    Workflows from the API and MCP

    From your own code or an AI assistant you can list the workflows of an account and start a run of one. You cannot read its result, and you cannot edit or create workflows.