Considerations when adding, modifying, or removing steps

Before adding, modifying, or removing any steps from the Execution Pipeline, it is important to understand how your step fits into the pipeline. Although each step is an atomic entity, many steps can share context variables, and the action of one step can affect the ability of another step to properly function. It is especially important when considering exiting the pipeline early. For example, if the Execution Pipeline is called from unmanaged code and passes back a record disposition to the caller, it may not be until a later step that a record disposition is updated, and as such, record changes up to that point could be lost.