VMS Staging Submittal Flow: Fast Field Updates Before Save

  1. Go to Setup > Flows > New Flow.
  2. Select Start From Scratch.
  3. Select Record-Triggered Flow and click Create.
  4. Select the following values:
    • Object: VMS Staging Submittal Object
    • Configure Trigger: A Record is created
    • Optimize the flow for: Fast Field Updates
  5. Hover over the circle below Trigger and type “get”, then select Get Records.
  6. Enter the following values:
    • Label: Get Application Record
    • API Name: Get_Application_Record
    • Get Record of this Object: Application
    • Conditions: All Conditions Are Met (AND)
    • Add Fields:
      • CandidateId__c equals {!$Record.VMSSNC__candidateAtsId__c}
      • TR1__Job__c equals {!$Record.VMSSNC__jobAtsId__c}
    • How many records to Store: Only the first record
    • How to store Record Data: Automatically store all fields

  7. Hover over the circle below Get Records and type "Assignment".
  8. Enter the following values:
    • Label: Assign Application Lookup
    • API Name: Assign_Application_Lookup
    • Description: "This will assign the lookup relationship to the triggering Application so VMS Staging Submittal record is viewable within Related List of Application"
    • Set variable value:
      • {!$Record.Application_V2__c} Equals {!Get_Application_Record.RecordID}
  9. Click Save.
    • Set the Flow Label to "VMS Staging Submittal: Fast Field Updates - Before Save".
  10. Click Activate.
    • The flow must be activated before applying to submissions.

Next Steps

Next, set up the flow for VMS Staging Submittal After Create Update.