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# Start

Use this action at the very beginning of a Flow to turn on execution tracing for individual executions of the Flow ("interviews" in Flow-speak). Make sure to also place a [Finish](/kb/automation-builder-kit-abk/actions/flow-lifecycle/finishflowaction.md) action at the end of your Flow.

## Inputs

| Name              | Required | Type   | Description                                                    |
| ----------------- | -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| flowInterviewGuid | Yes      | String | Automatically provided as $Flow\.InterviewGuid.                |
| flowApiName       | No       | String | The API name of the flow. Automatically provided if available. |
| recordId          | No       | Id     | Record Id of the record being used in the Flow.                |

## Outputs

| Name              | Type   | Description        |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------------------ |
| flowInterviewGuid | String | The interview GUID |