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When to use a lightning component in a flow screen?
One common use case for having values mapped for both the input and the output of a particular field is when you want to be able to click previous from downstream in the flow, return to a screen with a lightning component, and have the component reload the value that it output the first time.
How to invoke flow in Lightning runtime?
Using lightning:flow component, we can invoke a flow in Lightning runtime. This component requires API version 41.0 and later. Here is an example to delete all Contact records from an Account using a flow.
How is information mapped between elements in flow screen?
There have traditionally been two ways that information gets mapped between elements in Flow. “Standard” Screen components used Automatic Mapping and everything else, including Get Records, Flow Actions, and Lightning Flow Screen Components use Manual Mapping.
How to create a variable in Lightning Manger?
When manually mapping, you first create the variable using the New Resource button in the Manger: Then you select the variable in the Output section of the specified entities.
What happens when you refresh the page after the flow completes?
The flow is like below With the return URL set after the flow completed it does return back to the Page but the page is not refreshed it just shows old status and when manually do a refresh it shows the Closed status. The flow does update the record but but the page is not being refreshed.
How do I add a lightning button to my screen?
This allows a Sharing button to be placed on Lightning record pages. The guts of this component consist of code written by resident Salesforce evangelist Shane McLaughlin. To get an LWC to appear in Flow’s Screen Builder, you add a ‘lightning_FlowScreen’ target to the component’s meta file:
Let’s take a look at how it’s done. In this demonstration, we create an LWC that allows the user to manually add and manage sharing settings on a record. This allows a Sharing button to be placed on Lightning record pages. The guts of this component consist of code written by resident Salesforce evangelist Shane McLaughlin.
What to do if flow screen is not valid?
If the flow screen is not valid, the user can’t progress. To validate the component with the flow screen, declare the validate attribute in the component. Set the validate attribute to a custom validation function that must return two parameters: isValid and errorMessage.
How are Lightning components used in Salesforce flow?
But Salesforce made it very easy and allows you to just select the Object and Field. Base Components are similar, they are building blocks of Lightning Components, like the Dynamic Picklist Choice is in a Flow, and Salesforce takes care of the heavy code, so you just need to let them know a few key values to have their code run in the background.
How to validate custom flow screen components in flows?
Salesforce validates each flow screen when the user attempts to navigate to the next screen. If the flow screen is not valid, the user can’t progress. To validate the component with the flow screen, declare the validate attribute in the component.