Learning Salesforce Visual Workflow and Process Builder - Second Edition

Creating a variable

A variable is used to store a value. You can use the variable throughout your Flow; for example, while creating a record, performing an update, or with delete operations.

Here is business scenario: Robby Williams is working as a system administrator for Universal Containers. Currently, he is developing a Visual Workflow and wants to create a variable to store customer names.

To create a variable in your Flow, follow these instructions:

1. Navigate to Setup | Build | Create | Workflow & Approvals | Flows.
2. Click on the New Flow button; it will open the Flow canvas for you.

If you are using Flow for the first time, then it will pop up a welcome page. On the bottom of the page, you can see the Don't Show Again checkbox. If ...