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Lightning Flows

Lightning Flows

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What is Lightning Flows?

Lightning Flows, now known primarily as Salesforce Flows, are a powerful automation tool within the Salesforce platform. They allow users to build guided visual experiences and automate complex business processes using a point-and-click interface. Flows can automate tasks like updating records, sending emails, creating tasks, and much more. They are commonly used to streamline sales processes, automate customer service workflows, and improve data management.

What other technologies are related to Lightning Flows?

Lightning Flows Competitor Technologies

Apex Triggers can perform similar automated actions in response to database events as Lightning Flows, though requiring code.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 2% (265) of relevant job posts
Process Builder, now retired, offered similar declarative automation capabilities as Lightning Flows for simpler use cases and is replaced by Flows.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 6% (64) of relevant job posts
Workflows are an older declarative automation tool. Although they are still supported, Flows replace them.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 1% (96) of relevant job posts

Lightning Flows Complementary Technologies

Validation Rules ensure data quality, complementing the automated processes of Lightning Flows.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 7% (121) of relevant job posts
Lightning Web Components (LWC) can be used to create custom user interfaces and actions within Lightning Flows.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 1% (242) of relevant job posts
Apex classes can be invoked from Lightning Flows to perform complex logic or integrations.
mentioned alongside Lightning Flows in 4% (66) of relevant job posts

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