Salesforce's Summer '26 release is just around the corner, and it's packed with fresh enhancements for Salesforce Flow. Here is a quick look at what is new in Flow.
1- Data Table Enhancements
Starting with the Summer '26 release, when you display a lookup field in a data table, it can now show the related record’s name instead of the record Id. This is something many of us have been waiting for. You can also configure it to display the value as a link to the record. This means no more workarounds to display clickable record names!
2- Radio Button Group Screen Component
There is a new screen component called Radio Button Group. It is similar to existing selection components such as Picklist. However, instead of showing the options in a dropdown, it displays them as horizontal boxes.
3- Collapse and Expand Fault Paths
In Spring '26 release, Salesforce introduced the ability to collapse and expand Decision and Loop elements. In Summer '26 release, you can now collapse and expand fault paths too.
4- Max Batch Size in Schedule-Triggered Flows
You can now set the maximum batch size in schedule-triggered flows. The default batch size is 200, but you can choose a smaller value when needed. For example, if the flow needs to process 7 records and the maximum batch size is set to 2, Salesforce will process them in 4 batches.
Smaller batch sizes can help improve performance and reduce the risk of hitting Apex governor limits. However, setting the batch size too low can increase the overall processing time.
5- Map Values Using Global Flow Resources
Salesforce introduced a new way to map values in Flow. Using the new Global Flow Resources in the Automation app, you can create reusable mappings and then use them inside any Flow type that supports the Transform element.
Then, you can use the value mapping in the Transform element. For example, here an external status value is mapped to the standard Status field.
6- Flow Element Error Rate
The Automation app introduces a new Element Error Rate column in Flow list views. It shows the percentage of flow elements that failed during the most recent flow run.
7- New Date Operators
There are 20 new date operators that you can use in Decision elements.
Although some of these are easy to implement in other ways, such as Is Today, others can save a lot of time and effort.
- Is Anniversary of Today
- Is Not Anniversary of Today
- Is Today
- Is Tomorrow
- Is Yesterday
- Is This Month
- Is Next Month
- Is Last Month
- This Year
- Next Year
- Last Year
- Is On
- Is Before
- Is After
- Greater Than Last Number of Days
- Last Number of Days
- Next Number of Days
- Last Number of Months
- Next Number of Months
- Last Number of Years
8- Send Email Action Uses a Persistent Template Reference
Starting with Summer '26 release, the Send Email action stores the selected email template as a reference that persists across deployment environments.
Previously, the action stored the template ID. Since template IDs change when a flow is deployed from one org to another, the action could break and require manual updates.
9- More Screen Flow Components Support Styling
You can now customize the styling of more Screen Flow components, including Action Button, Address, Choice Lookup, Dependent Picklists, Email, Lookup, Name, Phone, Slider, Toggle, and URL.
10- Add Static Resource Images to Display Text Without Leaving Flow Builder
Previously, you had to open Static Resources in Setup, copy the image name, and then use it in the Display Text component.
Now, you can search for existing images, upload new ones, and add alternate text directly from the screen flow in a simple two-step process.
11- Use Formula and Transform Modes for Action Inputs
You can now define formulas and data transformations directly in action input parameters, without creating separate formula resources or adding extra Transform elements to the flow.
When configuring an Action element, select Formula mode to create formulas or Transform mode to define data transformations. This helps reduce clutter, keeps flows cleaner, and makes action configurations easier to read and maintain.
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