Screen elements and input components in Flow
Key Takeaway
In a screen flow, screens only collect or show information, while other flow elements save or change data.
A screen flow is the flow type that users see and click through. It works like an interactive form that walks them through a task one step at a time. Each Screen element is one screen that users see, like one page of that form. You build it from screen components such as text boxes, picklists, display text and buttons.
What a Screen element does
Screen elements exist only in screen flows. Other flow types run in the background, but users interact with a screen flow by entering information, making selections and clicking buttons.
A Screen element collects or displays information, but it doesn't process data on its own.
For example, imagine a screen that collects contact details. The screen doesn't create the contact by itself. A Create Records element then uses those values to create the contact record.