| Value | ★★★ | Effort | ★★☆ |
Salesforce Flow is a very powerful tool, but the UX of screen flows was not always the most optimal. Especially in a number of clicks, as all the logic was triggered only between the screens. With the last two or three updates, the situation is changed drastically.
We already have dynamic formulas and record search, but with this update we can build a lot more UI tools a lot easier. Now it is possible to call some back-end flow logic and continue working with the results on the same screen. It’s saving tons of clicks for agents and days and weeks on custom development.
Salesforce: “Add an Action Button component to a flow screen to run and retrieve information from an active autolaunched flow without leaving the screen. The component renders a button that invokes the flow when clicked. For example, create a screen that includes a Lookup component that enables a user to search for and select a Contact record. Add an Action Button component to the screen to launch a flow that retrieves the Account, Case, and Opportunity records associated with the Contact record and populates other fields on the same screen. The user doesn’t have to navigate away from the screen to run the flow.“
Victor Nazarenko. Solutions Architect 