Notes
In Flow Builder, the building blocks of a flow are called "elements." These elements are used to create the logic and functionality of a flow and can be added, removed, and rearranged as needed.
Here are the main types of flow elements in Salesforce Flow Builder:
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Action elements: These elements perform specific actions, such as creating or updating records, sending emails, or posting to Chatter.
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Assignment elements: These elements allow you to assign values to variables or fields, update records, or set the values of input and output variables.
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Condition elements: These elements allow you to create conditional logic based on criteria, such as checking if a field is blank or if a date is in the past.
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Loop elements: These elements allow you to iterate through a collection of records, perform a specific action for each record, and exit the loop when a certain condition is met.
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Pause elements: These elements allow you to pause the flow for a specific amount of time or until a certain condition is met.
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Screen elements: These elements allow you to create custom screens for users to enter or view data as part of the flow.
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Subflow elements: These elements allow you to call another flow from within the current flow, enabling you to reuse existing flows and create more modular, reusable flows.