# Flow control actions as code

> Synchronize flow control actions with a remote source code repository

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Once a flow control action is linked to a repository, you can push it, preview the changes, and later refresh the action from the repository. You can also create an action from one already in a repository. This requires a repository linked to Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and repository credentials on your profile so commits are attributed to you. See [Integrate a remote source code repository](/docs/cmp/configure/integrations/source-code-repository/).

## Push and refresh a flow control action

Open the action from **Admin** > **Flow Control Actions**, then select its repository tab. The tab is named **Repository** until the action is linked to a repository; then it is named **GitHub** or **GitLab**.

**Push to Remote Source** opens a form for a **Repository**, **Branch**, and **Commit Message**. If the action has been pushed before, select **Preview** first to see what changed. After the push, the result includes a link to open a pull request.

**Refresh from Remote Source** prompts for a **Repository** and **Branch**, then updates the action in CMP based on the repository's contents. It appears once the action has been pushed or created from a repository, and the tab also shows the repository, the remote source URL, and when the action was last refreshed.

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An action that came from a repository is read-only unless **Remote Content Mode** in [Miscellaneous Settings](/docs/cmp/configure/administration/system/miscellaneous-settings/) allows editing. While it is read-only, **Push to Remote Source** is disabled.
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## Create a flow control action from a repository

1. Go to **Admin** > **Flow Control Actions**.
1. Select **Create from Repository**.
1. Provide a **Repository**, **Branch**, and **Flow Control Action JSON File**.
1. Optionally select **Ignore Action Enable** to create the action disabled and ignore later changes to its enabled state.
1. Select **Save**.

## Related

- [Integrate a remote source code repository](/docs/cmp/configure/integrations/source-code-repository/): Linking a repository and setting credentials for your commits.
- [Flow control orchestration](/docs/cmp/use/orchestration/flow-control/): What flow control actions do and when they run.