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description: Configure triggers to process records when events occur in integrated applications.
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# Build Automation Event-Triggered Flows

Configure triggers to process records when events occur in integrated applications.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">This feature is available in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Marketing Cloud <strong>Growth</strong> or <strong>Advanced</strong> Edition.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All Editions</strong> supported by Data 360. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_dc_editions.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Data 360 edition availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note Custom automation events created from engagement signals are available only in Marketing Cloud Advanced Edition.

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d233566e90 ">To view, save, and activate an automation event-triggered flow with a custom
              real-time data graph event as the trigger:</td>

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              <p>Legacy Data Cloud Marketing Admin</p>
              <p>OR</p>
              <p>All of these permissions:</p><a name="automate_flow_build_create_automation_event_triggered_flow__d4797e382"><!-- --></a>
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                <li>Manage Flow</li>

                <li>View Setup</li>

                <li>View All Data</li>

                <li>Data Cloud User</li>

                <li>Create, read, update, delete, and View All on Data Action Targets, Data Action
                  Target Definitions, Data Actions, Data Action Definitions, Data Action Target
                  Relations</li>

                <li>Read on Data Model Object, Data Model Field, and Calculated Insights
                  Object</li>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d233566e90 ">To view, save, and activate an automation event-triggered flow with a
              Salesforce-provided trigger:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d233566e90 ">Each event type has it's own permission requirements. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_ref_event_library.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="The Automation Event Library in Flow Builder lists events you can select to trigger event-triggered flows or Wait Until Event elements.">Event Library</a>.</td>

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Important

Form submission flows that reference a Unified Individual require a 24-hour wait before performing any actions. Add a wait element and set it to at least 24 hours before any actions in the flow.

1. Open the Flows list view.
    
    - From the Automation app, select the **Flows** tab.
    - From the **Flows** tab in any Lightning app, click the actions menu and select **Open Flow**.
    - From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Flows, and then select **Flows**.
    
    Note that the Automation app and Flows tab options don't require Setup access.
2. Create an automation event-triggered flow.
    
    1. From the Automation app or the Flows tab, click **New**. Search for and select **Automation Event-Triggered Flow**.
    2. From Setup, click **New Flow**. Search for and select **Automation Event-Triggered Flow**.
    
    The Configure automation properties panel opens.
3. Select a data space.
4. Optionally, select a data graph. To use vector search data actions, don’t select a data graph.
5. Click **Next**.
6. In the Start node, click **Select Event**.
7. From the Event Library, select the event that triggers the flow.
    1. If you're using real-time data actions, select the **Custom Real-Time Data Graph Event**.
        
        ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)
        
        Note When you select a calculated insight as the trigger object, resource pickers in other flow elements don't show resources related to that calculated insight.
    2. To trigger when a file is attached to a record, select **File Attach** and then select an available event.
        
        ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)
        
        Note Custom objects are not supported when using **File Attach** as an event that triggers the flow.
    3. To use a vector search data action that triggers when a new record is indexed in Data 360, select an event based on a search index and configure the search parameters.
8. Configure the event.
9. Configure the rest of the flow.
10. Save the flow.

Thoroughly test your flow before activating it.

If this flow uses a vector search data action, a vector search data action and a data action target is created in Data 360 after the flow is activated.

#### See Also

- [Automation Event-Triggered Flows](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_concepts_trigger_automation_event.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create event-triggered flows that automatically respond to business events, such as customer orders, SMS signups, or service level changes. Choose from provided triggers, define custom triggers using Data 360, real-time data graphs, or create triggers with engagement signals.")
- [Automation Event Library](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_ref_event_library.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Automation Event Library in Flow Builder lists events you can select to trigger event-triggered flows or Wait Until Event elements.")
- [_Salesforce Help_: Create a Vector Search Data Action in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_create_a_vector_search_data_action.htm&language=en_US)