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Srini Munagavalasa
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Srini Munagavalasa has more than 20 years of global IT experience in Salesforce CRM and PRM, SAP CRM, and HR. He has a passion for learning about new and emerging technologies and products and prototyping and implementing solutions that result in customer satisfaction and business benefits. He has authored 10+ articles on CRM, HR, and project management with Wellesley Information Services (WIS). He has also presented at Salesforce Dreamforce and SAP Sapphire/ASUG. He is currently working as a VP of Salesforce COE at MUFG Americas. He has a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering and holds a post-graduate diploma in operations management. He has worked with renowned companies such as CA Tech, IBM, The Walt Disney Company, and PwC.
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Chapter 6, Types of Salesforce Flows

  1. At the time of writing this book, there are five flow types:
    1. Screen Flow: Guides users through a business process interactively.
    2. Record-Triggered Flow: Triggered by DML actions such as record create, update, or delete.
    3. Schedule-Triggered Flow: Launches at a specified time and frequency.
    4. Platform Event—Triggered Flow: Launches when a platform event message is received.
    5. Autolaunched Flow (No Trigger): Does not have a trigger defined within the flow. It is triggered on demand as needed.
  2. A record-triggered flow is triggered by DML actions such as record creation, update, or deletion.

    So, wanting an action such as sending emails, chatter posts, or updating related records would make a good use case for this type of flow.

  3. You can create a list view as shown in Figure 6.19:

    Process Type + Trigger = Flow Type

    For Autolaunched Flow (No Trigger), the Trigger field is blank.

    Also, remember they are triggered by clicking on a custom button or custom...

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Srini Munagavalasa has more than 20 years of global IT experience in Salesforce CRM and PRM, SAP CRM, and HR. He has a passion for learning about new and emerging technologies and products and prototyping and implementing solutions that result in customer satisfaction and business benefits. He has authored 10+ articles on CRM, HR, and project management with Wellesley Information Services (WIS). He has also presented at Salesforce Dreamforce and SAP Sapphire/ASUG. He is currently working as a VP of Salesforce COE at MUFG Americas. He has a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering and holds a post-graduate diploma in operations management. He has worked with renowned companies such as CA Tech, IBM, The Walt Disney Company, and PwC.
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