Let Users Pause Flow Interviews

Let Users Pause Flow Interviews

June 15, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 3

In some cases, users might need to give a break while running a flow. It is possible to let the users pause the flow interviews and then resume whenever they want. Plus, they won't lose any valid information that they entered.

Find Object Name from Record Id Prefix in Flow

Find Object Name from Record Id Prefix In Flow

June 4, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 5

In Salesforce, all the standard and custom objects have three character prefixes. They form the first part of the Record Id. Standard objects always have the same record Id prefix. However, record Id prefix values of custom objects might vary in different environments.

Flow Trigger Explorer

Flow Trigger Explorer

April 17, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 2

After some point it becomes hard to see the existing record-triggered flows running on the same object. To help you easily view all of your record-triggered flows by the object, Salesforce announced a new tool called Flow Trigger Explorer in the Spring '22 release.

Migrate to Flow Tool (Beta)

Migrate to Flow Tool (Beta)

March 17, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 1

Salesforce announced that Workflow Rules and Process Builder will be deprecated in the near future. Therefore, it is time to start converting your existing workflow rules and Process Builder to flows. For this purpose, Salesforce released a new tool called Migrate to Flow Tool (Beta).

Define the Trigger Order of Record-Triggered Flows

Define the Trigger Order of Record-Triggered Flows

February 27, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 1

It is obvious that before save flows run before the after save flows. But in some cases you can have multiple flows with the same trigger type (before or after save) and the same start criteria. Or you can have flows without even a start criteria. So, which one will run before?

Using Flow to Access Picklist Choice Values

Using Flow to Access Picklist Choice Values

February 15, 2022 Yumi Ibrahimzade 20

A picklist field in Salesforce lets you choose a value from a predefined list. Choices have two main attributes: Value and API Name. Value is the text that the user sees on the user interface. At the other hand, API Name is the value that is stored in the field.