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Which of the following is used to initiate a flow?

The correct answer is A. A Trigger. A Trigger is the component within ServiceNow Flow Designer that initiates a flow based on specific conditions or events.

Submitted by mateo_ar· Apr 18, 2026Self-Service and Process Automation

Question

Which of the following is used to initiate a flow?

Options

  • AA Trigger
  • BCore Action
  • CA spoke
  • DAn Event

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    95% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

A Trigger is the component within ServiceNow Flow Designer that initiates a flow based on specific conditions or events.

AA TriggerCorrect

A trigger defines when a flow should start, such as when a record is created or updated, on a schedule, or when an application event occurs.

BCore Action

A Core Action is a reusable operation within a flow, but it does not initiate the flow itself; it performs a specific task once the flow has started.

CA spoke

A spoke is a collection of related actions, subflows, and flow templates for a particular application or integration, not something that initiates a flow.

DAn Event

While an event can be a *type* of trigger, 'An Event' itself is not the specific Flow Designer component used to *initiate* the flow; the trigger *uses* the event.

Concept tested: ServiceNow Flow Designer components (Trigger)

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-application-development/page/administer/flow-designer/concept/flow-designer-triggers.html

Topics

#Flow Designer#Triggers#Flow Initiation#Process Automation

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