CRT-101 · Question #230
An administrator created a record trigger flow to update contacts. How should the administrator reference the values of the active record the flow is running on?
The correct answer is C. Use the $Record global variable. In a record-triggered flow, Salesforce automatically makes the triggering record available through the $Record global variable. You can reference any field on the record using $Record.FieldApiName (e.g., $Record.Id, $Record.StageName) without any additional configuration…
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An administrator created a record trigger flow to update contacts. How should the administrator reference the values of the active record the flow is running on?
Options
- AUse the {!Contact.Id} global variable.
- BUse the {!Account.Id} record variable.
- CUse the $Record global variable.
- DUse the Get Records element to find the Id.
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C92% (33)
Explanation
In a record-triggered flow, Salesforce automatically makes the triggering record available through the $Record global variable. You can reference any field on the record using $Record.FieldApiName (e.g., $Record.Id, $Record.StageName) without any additional configuration. Option A uses merge field syntax (double curly braces with exclamation point), which belongs in formula fields or email templates, not flows. Option B references Account, which may not be the object the flow is running on. Option D (Get Records) would make a redundant SOQL query to retrieve data that $Record already provides.
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