US Patent 11763258 Workflows for documents

Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for generating a document from a workflow within a group-based communication system. A document may be created from a document template in response to a workflow trigger. The document may have a plurality of structured sections and a plurality of unstructured sections. Unstructured input may be received into an unstructured section and saved into the document. Structured input may be received into a structured section. Based on the structured input, a step of a workflow associated with the document may be performed and a result saved into the document.