Introducing flow types

To begin creating a flow, navigate to Flows on the Setup page, and click New Flow. When you go to create a new flow, you will be prompted to select from several types, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 16.2: New Flow screen displaying several flow types

Each type has its own purpose and may fit different business processes or use cases better. In this chapter, we will show an example of a screen flow and a record-triggered flow, which are the two simplest types that have immediate applicability.

Screen flow

This flow type allows you to display screens to an end user to collect or show information. You can incorporate automations and database modifications within this type of flow. This flow type can be placed on Lightning pages, Experience Cloud pages, or launched from a button. An example would be if you want to quickly allow a user to enter a new account and opportunity on one screen from the Lightning utility bar. We will walk...