PROCESS FLOW

Automate sourcing decisions your way.

Build visual, no-code automation rules for your RFX process. Set triggers, add conditions, run actions, and delegate to AI agents — so every RFQ ends the way your procurement policy defines, automatically.

Yes No
TRIGGER
Intake: Via REST API
Creates the RFQ in PINPOOLS automatically
SOURCE
CONDITION
Compare field
RFx total value is less than 10000 EUR
YES / NO
ACTION
Auto-award lowest bid
ACTION
ACTION
Send result to external
POST result to webhook.site
TOOLS: WEBHOOK
AI AGENT
Delegate to AI agent
Delegate to AI agent "guided_analytics" (email RFQ owner)
Task: please write a high level summary and an awarding recommendation
TOOLS: ASSISTANT
The old way

Every closed RFQ waits for a human decision.

Buyer reviews every event
Small RFQs and strategic ones get the same manual look. Tail spend eats hours that should go into big categories.
Policy lives in a PDF
Award thresholds, approval routing, and category rules sit in an SOP file — enforced by memory, applied inconsistently.
Results re-keyed downstream
Award results are copied into ERP, BI, and ticketing systems by hand — with the delays and errors that follow.
The PINPOOLS way

Define the rule once — PINPOOLS decides what happens to every RFQ.

Process Flow is a visual no-code builder on top of PINPOOLS RFX. Buyers connect Triggers, Conditions, Actions, and AI Agents into branching YES/NO logic. When an RFQ closes, the flow runs — auto-awards small orders, POSTs results to your ERP webhook, or delegates strategic events to a named AI agent for a human-in-the-loop recommendation.
Four node types
Trigger · Condition · Action · AI Agent
No-code builder
flows built by buyers — zero IT
Webhook actions
POST to any ERP / BI / ticketing endpoint
Benefits

What procurement teams get out of it.

Outcomes from moving RFQ decisions out of an SOP PDF and into a running flow.

Codify your procurement policy

Thresholds, approvals, and awarding rules live in the flow — not in an SOP PDF that nobody re-reads.

Human-in-the-loop for strategic spend

Above the threshold, a named AI agent drafts a summary and awarding recommendation — the human makes the call.

Native integration to your stack

Webhooks push results straight into SAP, BI dashboards, custom middleware, or a ticketing system on award.

Full auditability per execution

Every run logs the path taken — Fired · Passed · Done · Won't run — with node-level status and timestamp.

Key capabilities

Four node types. Every outcome an RFQ can have.

Connect Triggers, Conditions, Actions, and AI Agents into branching YES/NO logic — then apply the flow to any RFQ.

RFQ endedIntake via REST APITRIGGERflow startsextendable — more trigger types on the platform

Triggers

Start a flow when an RFX event closes, or when an RFQ is created programmatically via the intake REST API.

CONDITIONvalue < 600,000 EURYESNOCompare field · Intake source · more

Conditions

Branch on any RFx field against a threshold, or on intake source. YES / NO paths lead into different actions.

ACTIONAuto-awardlowest bid1 item awardedACTIONSend to externalPOST · webhook.siteChain any number of actions

Actions

Auto-award according to the rule, or POST the result to any webhook — ERP, BI, ticketing, custom middleware.

AI AGENTguided_analytics"write a summary andawarding recommendation —pricing counts for 70%"Email ownerHand back

AI Agents

Delegate analysis to a named agent with a custom prompt — weighting included. Email the owner or hand back for review.

Fired14:32:04Passed14:32:05Done14:32:08Won't runLAST RUN PATH ON THIS RFQ

Live path & audit

Every execution shows node-level status — Fired · Passed · Done · Won't run — with a timestamp. Full audit trail per run.

Apply to this RFQRun nowRFQ #47201AwardedRFQ #47210RetroactiveRFQ #47215On demandApply retroactively or trigger manually

Apply & Run on demand

Attach a flow to any RFQ, apply it retroactively, or trigger a manual run — from the flow header.

How it works

Walkthrough of a real flow — "From Intake back to ERP."

Follow one real tail-spend request end-to-end — from Intake submission, through auto-award of small RFQs, back into ERP as a PO.

Step 01

Trigger fires when the RFQ ends

An RFQ created via REST API has just closed. The flow attached to it starts executing automatically.

01
TRIGGER · FIRED
RFQ #47201 closed
14:32:04
POST /api/rfx/intake
Source system created the RFQ · 6 line items · 4 suppliers
CONDITION
Intake source = REST API?
YES
Matches
REST API
Skipped
Manual buyer
02
Step 02

Check the intake source

Different rules for system-created RFQs and manually created ones. This RFQ came via REST API — condition passes.

Step 03

Compare against the threshold

RFx total value under 600,000 EUR? Yes — this is tail spend, safe to auto-award. Above the threshold, the flow would branch to an AI agent instead.

03
COMPARE FIELD
RFx total value < 600,000 EUR
Actual value on this RFQ € 218,400
0Threshold · 600,000 €
Condition passed · Yes branch
Yes branch · two actions DONE
Auto-award lowest bid
1 line item awarded — supplier: Nordic Solvents · €0.41/kg
Send result to external
POST 200 · webhook.site · 342 ms
04
Step 04

Auto-award and POST the result

Two actions run in sequence. PINPOOLS awards the lowest bid according to the rule, then fires a webhook with the award payload to the downstream system.

Result

RFQ closed — nobody touched it

From intake to award to downstream update in seconds. If the RFQ had exceeded the threshold, the No branch would delegate analysis to an AI agent and email the RFQ owner — nothing gets lost.

Execution log · RFQ #47201 COMPLETE · 4.2s
14:32:04Trigger fired
14:32:05Intake = REST API
14:32:05Value 218,400 < 600,000
14:32:07Awarded 1 line item
14:32:08POST 200 webhook.site
Business case

Platform-level results Process Flow directly drives.

Process Flow is the automation layer that pushes RFXs through PINPOOLS' operational features without human touch. These are the platform-wide numbers behind it — auto-awarding, ERP updates, and cycle time.
Auto-awarded items
70%
across operational features
ERP updates automated
80%
buyer only sees exceptions
Awarding cycle
95%
faster from bid to award
IT effort to build
0.
no-code — buyers assemble flows
Every execution is fully auditable
Node-level status (Fired · Passed · Done · Won't run) with timestamp — per RFQ, per flow.
FIREDPASSEDDONE
Trusted by industry leaders

Procurement teams in chemicals, pharma, and coatings
automate their RFX with PINPOOLS.

Frequently asked

Process Flow questions, answered.

Is Process Flow a separate product or part of RFX?

It's a layer that sits on top of the PINPOOLS RFX engine. Every flow acts on real RFQs and Series Requests inside the platform — nothing lives outside it.

Does building a flow require IT?

No — it’s a visual no-code builder. Buyers assemble triggers, conditions, actions, and AI agents by connecting nodes, without writing code.

Can flows call external systems?

Yes. The "Send result to external" action performs a POST to any webhook endpoint — SAP, custom middleware, BI tools, ticketing systems, etc.

Can I run a flow manually on a specific RFQ?

Yes. Every flow has an Apply to this RFQ button and a Run now button. You can also apply a flow retroactively.

What does "human-in-the-loop" mean here?

When conditions indicate an RFQ is too strategic to auto-award, the flow delegates to an AI agent that drafts a summary and awarding recommendation, then emails it to the RFQ owner. The human makes the final call.

Can I set custom weighting in the AI agent's prompt?

Yes. The agent prompt supports free text, including weighting instructions like "pricing should count for 70%" alongside qualitative criteria.

How do I know if a flow ran correctly?

Each flow shows the "Last run path on this RFQ" with per-node status (Fired · Passed · Done · Won’t run) and a timestamp. Complete audit trail per execution.

How does Process Flow relate to Guided Sourcing?

Guided Sourcing helps you create complex RFQs with AI assistance. Process Flow decides what happens after an RFQ closes — awarding, notifications, ERP updates, AI analysis. The two are complementary.

Build a flow on your own policy.

30 minutes. Bring one RFQ. Leave with a flow ready to run.

No-code · Fully auditable · Runs on your RFX policy