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Top Salesforce Flow Interview Questions and Answers for 2024

Top Salesforce Flow Interview Questions and Answers

Q11. When Does a Flow’s Transaction Start?

Depending on how the flow was distributed, a transaction that runs an interview for that flow starts in different ways. The below table list some of the events:

Distribution MethodTransaction Starts when …
Process BuilderA record is created or updated.
Flow URLThe URL is accessed.
Custom button or linkThe button or link is clicked.
Visualforce pageThe page is accessed.
REST API (Custom Actions or Flows resource)When the REST call is made. Depending on how the REST call is implemented, the limits can be shared with other operations.

Q12. When does a Flow’s Transaction End?

When a Flow’s transaction ends depends on flow elements it contains and how flow started. The Flow’s transaction ends when:

  • A Screen, Local Action, or Pause element is executed
  • The order of execution has completed—if the flow was triggered when a record was created or updated
  • All the interviews in the transaction have finished

Q13. Explain some of the Flow Elements.

Each Flow Element represents an action that the flow can execute. Flow builder provides following Elements

CategoryElement NameDescription
InteractionScreenCollect information from users who run the flow or show them some information.
InteractionActionPerform an action outside of flow.
InteractionSubflowLaunch another flow that is available in your org.
LogicAssignmentSet variable values.
LogicDecisionCreate paths for the flow to take based on conditions you set
LogicLoopIterate over a collection of values or records.
LogicCollection SortSort items in a collection.
LogicCollection FilterWithout changing the original collection, remove items based on a set of conditions.
DataCreate RecordsCreate Salesforce records using values from the flow.
DataUpdate RecordsUpdate Salesforce records using values from the flow.
DataGet RecordsFind Salesforce records and store their field values to use later in the flow.
DataDelete RecordsDelete Salesforce records.
DataRollback RecordsCancel pending record changes.
Salesforce Flow Elements
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Q14. What are Flow Connectors?

Flow Connectors determine the available paths that a flow can take at run time. On the canvas in Flow Builder, a connector looks like an arrow that points from one element to another.

LABELEXAMPLEDESCRIPTION
UnlabeledExample of unlabeled connectorIdentifies which element to execute next.
Decision OutcomeExample of outcome connectorIdentifies which element to execute when the criteria of a Decision outcome are met.
Pause Configuration LabelExample of event connectorIdentifies which element to execute when an event that’s defined in a Pause element occurs.
FaultExample of fault connectorIdentifies which element to execute when the previous element results in an error.
For each itemExample of next-element connectorIdentifies the first element to execute for each iteration of a Loop element.
After last itemExample of end-of-loop connectorIdentifies which element to execute after a Loop element finishes iterating through a collection.
Go To (Beta)Example of element connectorIdentifies which element to go to and execute next.
Salesforce Flow Connectors

Q15. How can you call a Flow from a Quick Action?

  1. Create a Flow and Activate it
  2. Go to Object Manager, select Object (Example Account)
  3. In Buttons, Links, and Actions click on New Action
  4. Select Action Type: Flow
  5. Select the Flow created in Step 1
  6. Provide Label and Name and Click on Save
  7. Add the newly created Quick Action to the Page Layout
Create New Action
New Action using a Flow

Step 1. Create a Flow and Activate it

Step 2. Copy the Flow URL

Flow URL

Step 3. Create a List button

Create List Button

Step 4. Add the newly created button to the Related list on the Page Layout

Add Button to Page Layout

Q17. What is Salesforce Flow Orchestrator?

Read More: Salesforce Flow Orchestrator Explained

Q18. What are some of the Salesforce Flow Best Practices?

Read More: Salesforce Flow Best Practices

Q19. List some of the new Flow Features introduced in Salesforce Spring ’22 Release.

Read More: Salesforce Spring ’22 Release Flow Top 10 New Features

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Q20. What is Salesforce Flow Trigger Explorer?

Salesforce Flow Trigger Explorer shows all of the flows that are associated with a specified object and that run when a record is created, updated, or deleted. You can access Flow Trigger Explorer via Setup -> Flows -> Flow Trigger Explorer.

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