How to Use the New Repeater Component in Screen Flow

Salesforce introduced a new screen component called Repeater (Beta) in the Spring '24 release. This new screen component allows you to repeat a set of fields in a single screen element. Now you can add multiple records from one place without the need to navigate from the screen. This is a game changer!

Let's see how to use this component.

Using the Repeater Component to Create Multiple Contacts

Here is how to use the Repeater (Beta) screen component to create multiple contact records.

1- Add a screen element with a Repeater (Beta) component.

2- Place some fields into the Repeater. In this example, we will create multiple contact records related to an account. Therefore, let's add first name and last name fields.

Since it is still in a beta program, it supports only basic fields like text, number, date, etc. For instance, you cannot add a lookup or email field to Repeater component.

3- Repeater component's output is a collection of field values that it contains. Add a Loop element to loop through the output and then use an Assignment element to assign the values to a Contact record variable.

Pay attention that recordId is the Id of the account record. We will launch this screen flow using an action and you must create an input variable called recordId.

4- Add a Create Records element in order to create multiple contact records at once.

At the end, your flow should look like this.

Here is the flow in action.

Let's use the Style Overwrite component to add a background image and change its CSS. It looks nice, right?

You can make more changes on its appearance using the Style Overwrite component. For instance, as you can see below, all the fields appear in one row, just like a new row in a table. Moreover, notice the remove button is replaced with an icon.

Summary

In the Spring '24 release, Salesforce introduced the Repeater component as a beta feature. It allows the repetition of a set of fields within a single screen element. While it doesn't support most standard input components, it's already a game changer. I can't wait to incorporate this fantastic component into my projects.