diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 9b0441cd..393bbaa7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -901,6 +901,21 @@
         </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 	
+    <!--
+        flow
+        
+        Prompt for a channel name and a verb, and run that verb in that channel.
+    -->
+    <target name="flow">
+        <input addproperty="channel">
+            Please select the channel to use (e.g., us_incommon):
+        </input>
+        <input addproperty="verb">
+            Please select the verb to execute (e.g., import):
+        </input>
+        <CHANNEL.do channel="${channel}" verb="${verb}"/>
+    </target>
+    
 	<!--
 	    CHANNEL.import