How and When to Make Variables Available for Input or Output in Flow
Variables can be made available outside the flow, allowing their values to be set from outside. These values can also be accessed elsewhere outside the flow.
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Sending Emails from Organization-Wide Email Addresses in Flow
There is one important consideration if you are displaying org-wide email address options: some profiles may not have access to use a specific org-wide email address!
Progress Indicator Component for Screen Flow
In this post, you can find a screen component that displays a progress indicator in three different modes: line, circle, and semi-circle, all with an animation.
How to Use a Date Field in the Start Criteria of a Schedule-Triggered Flow
Schedule-Triggered Flow's start criteria has a limitation related to date values. The date filter only accepts manual date entries, not date fields or variables.
How to Get the Lightning Threading Token of a Record
Salesforce introduced a new email threading approach called Lightning Threading. With this update, emails are matched using a secure token, replacing the previous method of using RefID strings.
Using retURL to Redirect Users When Flows Finish
There are multiple ways to launch screen flows, such as using URL buttons or hyperlink formula fields. When launching a screen flow through these methods, it’s important to define what should happen when the flow is completed.
Building Dynamic Prompts Using Template-Triggered Prompt Flow
In addition to basic customization, you can also use Flow Builder to incorporate real-time data into the prompt template. In order to do so, you have to build a special flow type called Template-Triggered Prompt Flow.
Creating Flows and Validation Rules Based on Salesforce Mobile App vs Desktop Usage
In some cases, you may want to create Flows or Validation Rules specifically for (or to exclude) the Salesforce mobile app.
Custom Path Component for Screen Flow
In this post, you can find a custom path component for Screen Flow, which stores the selected value as an output. Additionally, it is scrollable and includes a button that you can configure its behavior.
How to Add Placeholder to Text Field in Screen Flow
Although the standard text input component is sufficient for most text fields, it lacks one important feature: it doesn't support placeholders.