Best Practices and Some Use Cases Of Flows

Here, you mention some tips on flows which are very useful for everyone to start working on Flows, and also say some cases of use to practicing on Flows. This is very helpful for everyone.

Here is the best flow practice before working on flow

• Documentation
• Naming Conversion
• Null/empty check
• Avoid nesting loop
•  Handle fault path
• Build reusable flow (sub-flow)
• Evaluate your trigger automation
• Supercharge flow with invocable apex
• Avoid hard-coding IDs
• Test as many permutations of your flow as you possibly can.
• Build a bypass in your flows for data loads.
• Don't use complex formulas in entry conditions.

Best Use Cases in Flows

1. Notification For Lead Source
2. Lead Last Status Change Date
3. Account Owner Change Date
4. Opportunity Close Date Update Today
5. Auto Add Opportunity Team based on Account Address
6. Managing Followers Records On Opportunity
7. Email To Product Team
8. Outbound Message
9. Send Automatic Out of Office Replies on Chatter
10. Auto Assign Permission Set for new users
11. Auto Freeze User
12. Lead Update Chatter Post Reminder
13. Check for Open past-due tasks on the Account
14. Match Lead name with Contact Name
15. Mass Lead Addition to Campaigns
16. Send Mass Emails to Contacts
17. Allows Users to Mass Transfer Records
18. Bid from the screen on Opportunity
19. Display a notice on Login & Restrict Login
20. Lead Update Chatter Post Reminder
21. Send Email when the Lead Status is not changed within 2 days