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Hi. When using the new tasks `create_flow_run` and `get_task_run_result`, how can I assign a different name to different instances so that I can see which task instance is running in the UI without having to look at the logs?

When you mean instances, do you mean you want the Flow runs to have different names?

`client.create_flow_run()` takes in a run name that you can use to give the Flow run a name.

Hey <@U012CK03GBA> -- I think you're looking for something like this

```In [1]: from prefect.tasks.prefect import create_flow_run

In [2]: create_flow_run.name
Out[2]: 'create_flow_run'

In [4]: my_task = create_flow_run.copy(name="foo")

In [5]: my_task.name
Out[5]: 'foo'```

I could also extend the built-in task to dynamically set the task name to the child flow run name, which could make a lot of sense I think?

Hi Michael. This is helpful. I think it would be nice to set a more descriptive default name based on the child flow name. Maybe child flow name + flow run name?
I'd want to preserve the ability to set a custom name even if I have to use the `copy` approach you suggested.