Flow Builder elements, connectors, and resources
Key Takeaway
In a flow, elements are the steps, connectors are the arrows between the steps, and resources are the data the steps use.
Flow Builder automations are built from three parts. Elements are the actions a flow performs, such as reading or writing Salesforce data, showing a screen, or making a decision. Connectors are the lines that link elements and set the path and order the flow follows at run time. Resources are containers for values that you reference, calculate with, or pass between elements.
Free-form layout, auto-layout, and the Manager panel
How you add an element depends on the layout. In free-form layout, you drag element types from the Elements tab onto the canvas. In auto-layout, you click to display the element types you can add.
Group organizes related elements into a named, collapsible section. Group is available only in auto-layout.
The Manager panel lists the elements already in the flow and the resources available to it.