Business Logic and Process Automation32% of the exam
Choosing flow types: triggers, scheduled paths and subflows
Pick the flow type from what starts the automation (a user, a record change, a schedule, a platform event or a Data 360 change), share logic with subflows, and tell scheduled paths apart from schedule-triggered flows.
Given a scenario, determine the appropriate flow type to meet stated business requirements.
~8 min read · 13 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Choose screen, autolaunched (no trigger), record-triggered, schedule-triggered, platform event-triggered or Data 360-triggered flow from what starts the automation and whether a user is involved.
- Share one copy of logic across flows with an autolaunched flow called as a subflow.
- Configure a scheduled path (time source, offset, batch size, the conditions that make it available) and predict what happens on field changes, deactivation and new versions.
- Tell a scheduled path from a schedule-triggered flow, and set the Default Workflow User for inactive triggering users.
- Reject Workflow Rules and Process Builder for new builds and convert with Migrate to Flow.
Key terms: flow type (decides elements, resources and distribution); trigger (what starts a flow, set in the Start element); subflow (a flow called from another flow); scheduled path (part of a record-triggered flow that runs later); time source (the event or date field a path counts from); Default Workflow User (fallback running user).
Key facts
Screens
- Detail
- Only screen flows; autolaunched no-trigger flows support no screens or choices
Schedule frequency
- Detail
- Once, daily or weekly; one interview per matching record
Record trigger options
- Detail
- Created, updated, created or updated, deleted
Scheduled path batch size
- Detail
- Default and maximum 200, minimum 1
Inactive triggering user
- Detail
- Default Workflow User in Process Automation Settings
Data 360-triggered flow
- Detail
- Starts when a DMO change meets your conditions
Workflow Rules and Process Builder
- Detail
- Support ended December 31, 2025; use Migrate to Flow
Sources for this section (7)
- Flow Typeshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Schedule-Triggered Flowshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Triggered Flows for Salesforce Automationtrailhead.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Scheduled Pathshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Triggered Flowshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Workflow Ruleshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Process Builderhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why can't an autolaunched no-trigger flow ask the user questions?
- When does a field-based scheduled path move to a new time?
- Why set the Default Workflow User before building scheduled paths?
- Which flow type reacts when a Data 360 data model object changes?
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