--- schema_version: "1" id: d4b3aca86827ee8db2eb1b0d1270963e0d6adc166839e2a4e3dde7dbe1275653 title: Flow Reference collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/flow_ref.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: fc1e33cf0a6962c5d6ca6b9122a4b6881924a08871087c66fd52ae898018597e description: Bookmark this page for quick access to information about flow elements, resources, events, and more. products: - Flow Builder - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Flow Reference Bookmark this page for quick access to information about flow elements, resources, events, and more. ### Required Editions
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- **[Flow Element Connectors](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_connectors.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** A connector determines the path that a flow takes at run time. - **[MuleSoft for Flow: Integration Connectors](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_ref_third_party_connectors.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Use MuleSoft for Flow: Integration connectors in your flows for no-code connectivity to external systems. Each external system that connects to Flow Builder behaves in different ways depending on how the external system stores the information that you want to retrieve and manipulate. Review each connector's reference page to understand which triggers and actions are available. - **[MuleSoft for Flow: Intelligent Document Processing Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_ref_mulesoft_for_flow_idp.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Use MuleSoft for Flow actions to extract structured data from documents using AI-powered intelligent document processing. These actions integrate MuleSoft's intelligent document processing capabilities into your flows, enabling automated extraction and processing of data from invoices, purchase orders, forms, and other business documents. - **[Flow Resources](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_resources.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Each resource represents a value that you can reference throughout the flow. - **[Flow Elements](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** An element represents an action that the flow can run. Examples include reading or writing Salesforce data, displaying information and collecting data from flow users, runnning business logic, or manipulating data. - **[Provided Flow Core Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_actions_list.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Perform an action outside of the flow. Choose from Salesforce-provided actions, like Submit for Approval or Send Email, or from your org’s quick actions and local actions. To add one of these actions to your flow, add an Action element. Then, in the Action field, search for the appropriate action. - **[Standard Flow Screen Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_screencmp.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Salesforce provides several standard screen components that extend the types of input fields available in screens. - **[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. - **[Flow Operators](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_operators.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Operators behave differently, depending on what you’re configuring. In Assignment elements, operators let you change resource values. In conditions and filters, operators let you evaluate information and narrow the scope of a flow operation. - **[Flow Version Properties](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_properties.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** A flow version’s properties consist of its label, description, interview label, and type. These properties drive the field values that appear on the flow’s detail page. #### See Also - [Flow Builder Tour](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_builder.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Get to know the Flow Builder user interface.") - [Get Started with Flows](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_get_started.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Plan your automation carefully to ensure a successful solution. Whether building traditional flows or using AI agents, define clear goals and specific instructions before you start. Identify business challenges and their root causes to determine which automation approach best solves your process issues.") - [Flow Builder Examples Library](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_flow_get_started_examples_library.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Browse Flow Builder examples organized by common jobs to be done. Each example includes a link to the full topic and a short description. Some examples appear in more than one category, but are only listed once per category.") - [Automation App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.automate_ala.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Monitor and manage your existing flows and orchestrations from the Automation Lightning app.")