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# Flow Orchestration Resources

Each resource represents a value that you can reference throughout the orchestration.

### Required Editions

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In Flow Builder, the Manager tab shows the resources that are available in the orchestration.

You can create some resources by clicking **New Resource**. The system providers certain resources, such as global constants and global variables. Other resources are created when you add an element to an orchestration. For example, when you add a Decision element, a resource for each decision outcome is created.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d77006e81">Resource</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d77006e84">Description</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d77006e87">Creatable from the Resources Tab</th>
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            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_constant.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Store a fixed value that you can use throughout an orchestration.">Constant</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Store a fixed value that you can use throughout an orchestration.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> Yes </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_elements_decision.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Evaluate a set of conditions, and then route users through the orchestration based on the outcomes of those conditions. This element performs the equivalent of an if-then statement.">Decision Outcome</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">When you add a Decision element to an orchestration, its outcomes are available
              as Boolean resources. If an outcome path has been executed in the running
              orchestration, the resource’s value is <code>True</code>.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

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            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <var>Element</var>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Any Decision or Stage element that you add to an orchestration is available as
                  a resource with the <code>Was Visited</code> operator in manually set <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_elements_decision.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Evaluate a set of conditions, and then route users through the orchestration based on the outcomes of those conditions. This element performs the equivalent of an if-then statement.">decision
                    outcome</a> criteria. An element is considered visited when it’s executed
                  in a running flow approval process.</li>

                <li>Any Decision or Stage element that you add to an orchestration is available as
                  a resource with the <code>has error</code> operator in manually set <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_elements_decision.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Evaluate a set of conditions, and then route users through the orchestration based on the outcomes of those conditions. This element performs the equivalent of an if-then statement.">decision
                    outcome</a> criteria.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_formula.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Calculate a value when the formula is used in the orchestration.">Formula</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Calculate a value when the formula is used in the orchestration.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

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            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_global_constants.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use fixed, system-provided values such as EmptyString, True, and False.">Global Constants Flow Orchestration Resource</a>
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_global_constants.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use fixed, system-provided values such as EmptyString, True, and False.">Global Constant</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Use fixed, system-provided values such as <code>EmptyString</code>, <code>True</code>, and <code>False</code>.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_global_variables.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use system-provided variables that reference information about the Salesforce org or running user, such as the user’s ID or the API session ID.">Global Variable</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Use system-provided variables that reference information about the Salesforce
              org or running user, such as the user’s ID or the API session ID.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_step.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Organize the work done in an orchestration stage.">Step Flow Orchestration Resource</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Organize the work done in an orchestration stage.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_texttemplate.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Store text that can be changed and used throughout the orchestration. To format the text, use HTML tags.">Text Template</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Store text that can be changed and used throughout the orchestration. To format
              the text, use HTML tags.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> No</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Resource" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e81 ">
              <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_variable.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Store a value that can be changed throughout the orchestration.">Variable</a>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e84 ">Store a value that can be changed throughout the orchestration.</td>

            <td data-label="Creatable from the Resources Tab" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d77006e87 "> Yes </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
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- **[Constant Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_constant.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Store a fixed value that you can use throughout an orchestration.
- **[Formula Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_formula.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Calculate a value when the formula is used in the orchestration.
- **[Global Constants Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_global_constants.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use fixed, system-provided values such as `EmptyString`, `True`, and `False`.
- **[Global Variables Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_global_variables.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use system-provided variables that reference information about the Salesforce org or running user, such as the user’s ID or the API session ID.
- **[Step Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_step.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Organize the work done in an orchestration stage.
- **[Text Template Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_texttemplate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Store text that can be changed and used throughout the orchestration. To format the text, use HTML tags.
- **[Variable Flow Orchestration Resource](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.orchestrator_ref_resources_variable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Store a value that can be changed throughout the orchestration.