In this section, we will explore the basic Flow elements that the Flow builder provides. To create a Flow in Salesforce, navigate to Setup | Process Automation | Flows.
A Flow can be composed of one or more of the following elements:
- Screen elements allow you to use input and output fields and Lightning Components. The following screenshot shows the input screen and the output display elements:
- Logical elements include Decision, Loop, Wait, and Assignment. This is shown in the following screenshot:
- Data elements include the ability to query a single record (Record Lookup), query multiple records (Fast Lookup), insert a record (Record Create), and to create multiple records (Fast Create). Note that elements with a name starting with Fast allow you to work with rows of data. The following screenshot shows the data elements:
- The resource palette allows the adding of variables to hold a single row of data, the collection of data, single variable, write formulas, and many more. The following screenshot shows the resource palette: