🌊 FLOW DESIGNER

Term Glossary

• Flow

  A trigger + sequence of actions.
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• Action

  A reusable step inside a flow.
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• Subflow

  A flow you call from another flow.
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• Spoke

  A pre-built integration pack for Flow Designer.
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• IntegrationHub

  The runtime that powers spokes & custom actions.
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• Trigger

  What starts a flow.
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• Data Pill

  Drag-and-drop output reference.
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• Flow Variable

  Mutable value within a flow run.
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• Decision Step

  Branch on conditions.
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• For Each

  Loop over a list output.
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• Application

  Scope a flow belongs to.
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• Action Designer

  Tool to author custom actions.
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• Connection Alias

  Indirection for connection records.
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• Wait For Condition

  Pause until a record matches.
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• Flow Execution Log

  Per-run audit trail.
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• Record Trigger

  Created / Updated / Created or Updated.
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• Trigger Condition

  Encoded query that gates the run.
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• Service Catalog Trigger

  Fires from a Catalog Item or Record Producer.
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• Scheduled Trigger

  Cron-style runs.
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• Inbound Email Trigger

  Flow run from an incoming email.
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• Application Trigger

  Custom event-driven entry point.
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• Async Flow

  Runs out-of-band of the triggering transaction.
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• Run As

  User context the flow executes under.
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• Stage

  Named progress milestone on a flow run.
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• Try / Catch

  Error-handling block around steps.
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• Error Evaluator

  Per-action 'on error' setting.
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• Retry Policy

  Action-level retry with backoff.
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• Timeout

  Max wait for an action or Wait step.
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• Idempotency

  Same input → same outcome, safely re-runnable.
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• Parallel Branches

  Run independent steps concurrently.
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• Inline Script Step

  Custom JS inside a flow.
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• Custom Action

  Reusable, typed action you build.
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• Action Step Type

  REST, PowerShell, Script, Parse, Subflow.
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• Connection & Credential Alias

  Alias → environment-specific record.
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• Credential Record

  Stored secret used by an action.
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• Flow Variable vs Data Pill

  Mutable local vs read-only step output.
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• Loop Output Aggregation

  Collect results out of a For Each.
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• Flow vs Subflow vs Action

  Trigger vs reusable orchestration vs single step.
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• Subflow Inputs/Outputs

  Typed contract for reuse.
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• Calling a Flow from Script

  sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().
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• Test (Designer)

  Run a flow against a real record.
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• Flow Execution Details

  Production trace UI.
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• Minimum Logging

  Production logging mode.
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• Flow Context

  Per-run state record (sys_flow_context).
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• Activation

  Publish + Activate a flow to make it live.
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• Versioning

  Each publish snapshots the flow.
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• Domain Separation

  Flows scoped to a domain.
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• Decision Table

  Externalized branching logic.
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• Data Stream Action

  Streamed REST for large payloads.
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• Process Automation Designer (PAD)

  Multi-flow business processes.
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• Workflow vs Flow Designer

  Legacy graphical workflow vs modern low-code.
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• Anti-pattern: God Flow

  One mega-flow that does everything.
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• Anti-pattern: Scripted Everything

  Inline scripts in every step.
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• Anti-pattern: Tight Trigger

  Trigger fires on every update.
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• Design Rule: Idempotent Steps

  Safe to retry.
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• Design Rule: Small + Composable

  Prefer many small subflows.
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• Design Rule: Explicit Error Paths

  Never let a flow fail silently.
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• Design Rule: Observability

  Stages + structured logs.
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