Autolaunched flows

What if you don't need a user interface but want to implement complex automated logic for your records?

This is where the autolaunched flow type comes into play. Here, we can define a Process Builder with a flow action to trigger the flow logic when a specific event occurs on an object type (for example, an opportunity is created).

The toolbox changes slightly for autolaunched flows:

Autolaunched flow toolbox

The Screen element disappears, while the Pause element is added to the Logic elements section.

This particular element, which can only be run on autolaunched flows, is used to put the logic in a waiting state until ...

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