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Difficulty: EasyFlow Builder Elements and Logic

When bulkifying a flow to process multiple records, an administrator uses a Loop element to iterate over a record collection. Which Flow Builder element should be placed inside the loop to modify field values on the current record item in memory prior to updating the database outside the loop?

  1. Assignment elementAnswer
  2. B
    Update Records element
  3. C
    Roll-Up Summary element
  4. D
    Record Type Picklist element

Answer

The Assignment element is the correct choice to update field values on record variables in memory inside a loop.
The Assignment element sets or updates values in flow variables and record fields strictly within transaction memory. This allows administrators to prepare updated record values inside a loop, collect them into a collection variable, and perform a single Update Records operation after the loop finishes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the constraint
Operations inside a loop must avoid database interactions (SOQL/DML) to prevent reaching governor limits.
Salesforce enforces strict limits on DML statements per transaction.
2
Select the appropriate in-memory element
Use an Assignment element to modify variable or field values during loop iteration.
Assignment elements modify data in temporary memory without committing changes directly to the database.

Key Concept

Flow Bulkification and Assignment Elements
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Flow Builder Elements and Logic

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