# Use Slice machine in combination with old workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** Developing with Prismic\ **Tags:** slice-machine\ **Created:** [June 9, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718 "2021-06-09T21:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tada](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/tada/32/2361_2.png) [@tada](https://community.prismic.io/u/tada)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/1 "2021-06-09T21:09:46Z")
Hi! Me and my team are just starting to use Prismic as our headless cms choice for our own site and client sites. We've tried Prismic in the past, but before Slice machine was in beta. I've tried out a Slice machine project and it works like a charm - I just have one question. Can I use it alongside the old workflow? Like creating slices in both the dashboard and in the local development workflow? I was mainly thinking of not using Slice machine since it doesn't support content relationship at the moment. There are quite a few extra steps you have to take if you don't chose to include the Slice machine workflow (link resolver, html serializer etc..) which causes an overhead that would be nice to avoid. Thanks for the awesome product. Looking forward to seeing you grow! ---
**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/4 "2021-06-10T17:20:31Z")
Hey, welcome to the Prismic forum, and thanks for sharing your use case! We're putting a lot of effort into pushing Slice Machine out of beta, as we have had great feedback from the community. We are currently developing a new Custom Type Builder. This will be helpful for use cases like yours, mixing Slice machine with the traditional way of creating Custom types! If you want, I can share the instructions on how to get up and running with the alpha version. And also, if do do try it out you can share any ideas or feedback on the RFC for the Custom Type builder: > > > \*\*What is this?\*\* > We've begun the process to bring the power of building Custom… Types locally using slice-machine-ui, as is already possible with Slices. This will enable this use of content relationships & integration fields with Slice Machine > > This has given us a unique opportunity to rethink what the most important aspects of creating Custom Types are. We would love your feedback about what you see as the best parts of this process, and what you would change or add if you could. > > \*\*Let us know:\*\* > \- What do you add to the static zone? Should it be easier to declare a static zone? > \- Do you use groups? > \- Do you like the name Custom Types, Pages Templates, or something else? What makes the most sense? > \- How should we handle menus? > > Give us any and all feedback/feature requests in regard to how we should build the builder 🙂 > > \*\*Opinions\*\* > What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![tada](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/tada/32/2361_2.png) [@tada](https://community.prismic.io/u/tada)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/5 "2021-06-10T19:12:20Z")
Yes, I would love to try out the alpha version. Would you recommend not to use the alpha version on a production site at the moment? ---
**Author:** ![tada](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/tada/32/2361_2.png) [@tada](https://community.prismic.io/u/tada)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/6 "2021-06-15T19:48:48Z")
Didn't hear back from you yet. Did you get my response here? ---
**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/7 "2021-06-17T03:02:07Z")
We can't say it's suitable for a production site just yet, even though we've seen quite a few different projects using it in their live projects. The main reason is that it was missing some key features, like Content Relationship fields. With the introduction of this alpha release, the new Custom Type builder allows you to model your types locally, thus allowing you to link your documents with Content Relationship fields! So, it is still a work in progress, but we're definitely getting closer to the point where we can officially recommend using Slice machine as a production-ready solution. ---
**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/8 "2021-06-24T03:18:35Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/system/32/1746_2.png) [@system](https://community.prismic.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/9 "2021-12-09T17:53:36Z")
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**Author:** ![Phil](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/phil/32/14_2.png) [@Phil](https://community.prismic.io/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/use-slice-machine-in-combination-with-old-workflow/5718/10 "2024-01-09T11:31:26Z")