# Purpose of each core Omnistudio tool

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What Flexcards, Omniscripts, Integration Procedures and Data Mappers are each for, their benefits and limits, who can call a Data Mapper or an Integration Procedure, and how Flexcards and Omniscripts combine in one solution.

- Certification: Salesforce Omnistudio Consultant
- Exam section: Omnistudio Fundamentals
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/omnistudio-consultant

**Official exam objective:**

> Explain the purpose of Flexcards, Omniscript, Integration procedures, and Data Mapper.

## What the exam expects

- State the purpose of each core tool in one line, and reject descriptions that swap their roles.
- Recommend the right tool for a requirement, with the benefit and the limit that decide it.
- Explain what an Integration Procedure offers that an Omniscript lacks, and what actions and blocks are for.
- Name who can invoke a Data Mapper and an Integration Procedure.
- Describe how Flexcards and Omniscripts combine (a Flexcard launches an Omniscript; a Flexcard embedded in an Omniscript).
- Key terms: **Flexcard** (displays data and launches actions); **Omniscript** (holds the user-interaction logic); **Integration Procedure** (bundles server-side data integration operations); **Data Mapper** (transfers and transforms data); **action** and **block** (an Integration Procedure's task unit and its grouping unit).

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Omniscripts | Contain the user-interaction logic | [Omnistudio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Flexcards | Display data and launch actions | [Omnistudio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Integration Procedures | Bundle server-side data integration operations; many actions in one server call | [Omnistudio Integration Procedures](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_integration_procedures_48334.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Data Mappers | Transfer and transform data; faster to build than Apex | [Omnistudio Data Mappers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_dataraptors_45587.htm&language=en_US) |
| IP actions vs blocks | Actions do tasks; blocks group actions to run conditionally, cache, loop or catch errors | [Omnistudio Integration Procedures](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_integration_procedures_48334.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| IP-only features | Caching, unit testing, chainable settings, list merging, Apex/REST/Flow invocation | [Integration Procedure Features Not in Omniscripts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_integration_procedure_features_not_in_omniscripts_8210.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Data Mapper callers | Integration Procedures, Omniscripts, Flexcards, Apex classes, batch jobs, REST APIs | [Omnistudio Data Mappers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_dataraptors_45587.htm&language=en_US) |
| PDF or Docusign mapping | Data Mapper Transform | [Omnistudio Data Mappers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_dataraptors_45587.htm&language=en_US) |
| Embedded Flexcard | Receives data from the Omniscript and performs its actions | [Discover the Omnistudio Digital Suite](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/omnistudio-basics/discover-the-omnistudio-digital-suite) |
| Batch Action on Standard Runtime | Not supported (calls Vlocity Scheduled Jobs) | [Supported Features](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity_products_and_features_support.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |

## Check yourself

- Why does a design pair an Omniscript with an Integration Procedure instead of using one tool?
- When is a Data Mapper Transform the right tool?
- What are Integration Procedure blocks for?
- When would a consultant combine Integration Procedures with Flexcards?

## Sources

- [Omnistudio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Omnistudio Flexcards](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_flexcards_24388.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Omniscripts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=xcloud.os_omniscripts_8355.htm&type=5)
- [Omnistudio Integration Procedures](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_integration_procedures_48334.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Integration Procedure Features Not in Omniscripts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_integration_procedure_features_not_in_omniscripts_8210.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Omnistudio Data Mappers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_dataraptors_45587.htm&language=en_US)
- [Discover the Omnistudio Digital Suite (Trailhead)](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/omnistudio-basics/discover-the-omnistudio-digital-suite)
- [Get to Know Omnistudio Flexcards (Trailhead)](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/omnistudio-flexcard-fundamentals/get-to-know-omnistudio-flexcards)
- [Supported Features in Omnistudio and Omnistudio for Managed Packages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity_products_and_features_support.htm&language=en_US&type=5)

## About the full unit

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