Composer is the canvas-based way to build a flow in Etlworks — the modern alternative to picking a flow type from the gallery up front. Drop connections on a canvas, wire them, and Composer infers the appropriate flow type from the pattern.
When to use Composer
- You don't yet know the exact shape of the integration — Composer lets you explore.
- Mixed-pattern flows that don't fit a single gallery entry cleanly.
- You want to see source → destination as a diagram rather than a form.
- You're building nested flows that compose smaller flows together.
When the gallery is still the right pick
- You know exactly which flow type you need (e.g., Bulk load files into Snowflake) and want the targeted form.
- Highly specialized flow types where the gallery exposes options Composer abstracts.
What Composer reaches
Under the hood Composer has access to the platform's full surface: 200+ flow types, the entire connector library, and the template catalog. Anything you can build via the gallery you can build in Composer; the inverse is mostly true too.
Full coverage
For canvas concepts, building/saving/running flows, working with CLI and API, comparison vs. the classic flow editor, permissions, and FAQ: see the Composer article.