Omniscript elements for inputs, blocks and calculations
Which Omniscript element answers which business need: Blocks, Edit Blocks, Radio Groups and Type Ahead Blocks for grouping, input and display elements such as Disclosure and Text Block, Formula, Aggregate and Messaging functions, Set Values, and Action Blocks for parallel calls.
Recommend the proper components to be used to respond to business needs (Steps, Blocks, Inputs, Display Functions, Formulas, etc.).
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What the exam expects
- Recommend the group element for a need: Block, Edit Block, Radio Group, Type Ahead Block or Action Block.
- Choose input and display elements that capture or show exactly what the requirement asks (consent, rich instructions, record lookups).
- Pick Formula, Aggregate or Messaging for calculations and feedback, and know what Set Values is for and not for.
- Recommend an Action Block when several calls must run in parallel, and know how it handles a partial failure.
Key terms: Edit Block (repeatable group for adding, editing and deleting records); Radio Group (questionnaire with shared options); Type Ahead Block (autosuggest as the user types); Aggregate (sums or averages an array); Set Values (assigns values in the data JSON); Action Block (runs grouped actions in parallel).
Key facts
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- No Edit Block inside an Edit Block; one level of Block inside
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- Up to six elements (columns)
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- Same options for every question
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- A single action; no Integration Procedure inside
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- Root-level node only; filtered client-side
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- Returns value-label pairs for a dropdown
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- An array; used for averaging or summing
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- Doesn't transform data or support custom labels
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- Up to four actions in parallel; Apply if error keeps successful responses
Sources for this section (7)
- Edit Blockhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Radio Grouphelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Type Ahead Blockhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Input Elementshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Action, Function, and Display Elementstrailhead.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Set Valueshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Action Blockhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why does a Radio Group suit a questionnaire whose questions share the same answers?
- When should a Type Ahead Block use Data JSON instead of a Data Mapper?
- When is Set Values the wrong choice?
- How many actions can one Action Block run in parallel?
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