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how to activate an inactive flow in salesforce

by Miguel Roberts Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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"Looks like this flow is inactive. Ask your Salesforce admin to activate it." Repro 1) Create a flow. 2) Create an 'Actions & Recommendations' component and use the above created flow in it. 3) Deploy both the flow and 'Actions & Recommendations' component together through change set or Metadata API.

Open the flow version in Flow Builder. Click Activate or Deactivate in the button bar.

Full Answer

How do I run an inactive flow?

Click the Run link next to the version name to run an individual flow version. Only users with the “Manage Force.com Flow” permission can run inactive flows.

How do I point another user to a flow in Salesforce?

To allow other Salesforce users to run active flows directly, create a custom Web tab, link, or button pointing to the flow URL. Include the namespace prefix in the flow URL when pointing users to a flow installed from a package.

How do I create a contact flow in Salesforce?

Drag a Flow component to the top of the right column. For Flow, select New Contact. Save your changes and activate the page. Make sure to mark this page as the default Home page. To see your flow in action, go to your Home page. Click Back to return to Setup.

When should you move a Salesforce flow to production?

It’s not until they are all working and tested that you should consider moving them to your production (work environment where you users are using Salesforce on a day-to-day basis). But how do you move the flow once testing is complete?

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How do you deploy an inactive flow in Salesforce?

By default, active processes and flows are deployed as inactive....Required EditionsFrom Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Automation , then select Process Automation Settings.Select Deploy processes and flows as active.Enter the flow test coverage percentage.Save your changes.

Why can't I activate a flow?

Most of the times either flow has something wrong in parsing or it's application scope. Also check with test button if it executes properly or not. If execution is good then simply create another flow as it is & try to. publish it.

Can we activate or deactivate a flow from the details pane?

You can activate or deactivate a flow right in Flow Builder or from the flow's detail page in Setup.

How do I enable run flow as another user in Salesforce?

How to Run flow as another user in Salesforce?Go to Process Automation Settings.Enable “Let admins debug flows as other users”.Click Debug on the Flow.Select “Run flow as another user” and select the user to run as.

How do you unpublish a flow in ManyChat?

Rename, Duplicate, Move to Trash and Delete from trash To permanently delete flow from Trash folder, open Trash, click on 3 dots menu -> select “bin” icon and confirm flow deletion. Please note, all Triggers within this flow will be also permanently deleted.

What is flow in ManyChat?

Flow Builder is a visual editor of all messages, actions, and transitions between them. It gives you a bird's-eye view of the whole interaction without having to switch between single messages. If you're new to ManyChat, we recommend you first review the Block Types article before diving into Flow Builder.

How do I turn off metadata flow in Salesforce?

Deactivate a process or flow using workbenchLog into Workbench. Read more here about Workbench.Use Workbench to retrieve metadata components and then download those components in a . zip file. ... Modify the flowDefinition file (contained in the . ... Re-zip and then deploy the modified flowDefinition file using Workbench.

How many versions of a flow can be present within the same change set?

one versionYou can include only one version of a flow in a change set. An active flow in a change set is deployed to its destination as inactive.

What permissions are needed for a user to run inactive flow?

Only flow admins (users with the Manage Flows permission) can run inactive flows.

How do I enable Run flows?

Add Run Flows PermissionsIn Setup, enter Permission Sets in the Quick Find box. Select Permission Sets.Select a permission set to add to.Click System Permissions | Edit.Enable Run Flows.Click Save.

Can we run the flow as another user in Salesforce?

You can't get the Flow to execute as another User. You can make it run in system context in terms of Permissions and Level of access to Fields and Records, but you can't make it "impersonate" a User.

Learning Objectives

List declarative options for distributing screen flows and autolaunched flows.

Activate the Flow

Only flow admins (users with the Manage Flows permission) can run inactive flows.

Distribute the Flow

Users can’t run anything if they don’t know where to find it. Put the flow somewhere useful so they can discover it.

Add the Flow to the Home Page

From Setup, enter builder in the Quick Find box, and then select Lightning App Builder.

Summary

Congratulations! Earlier in the Build Flows with Flow Builder trail, you created a flow made up of screens, logic, and actions, as well as variables and other flow resources. Now you’ve tested that everything is working properly, and made sure the flow is accessible to the right users.

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