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Cody Sanders

Copy-paste and undo functionality needed in new flow builder

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In the sandboxes the new flow builder was released, and while it looks very nice, it lacks two major functions I've used constantly since day one: copy-pasting elements, and the undo button. I'm trying to work on a flow and I accidentally deleted the wrong element, but when I went to undo it, there is no undo function. Likewise, I tried to copy an update element to add to a decision that was identical to another update minus one field update but that functionality also does not exist currently. Both of these are extremely important to me and save me at least dozens in not hundreds of man-hours building automation for our processes. Preferably if we could get these ASAP and not wait another release that would be amazing!
Another, more minor annoyance is the lack of being able to select multiple elements at one time to move or copy-paste. That isn't as vital as the aforementioned functions, but it would be very nice to have.

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Shannon Hale - 2 years ago

Flow Builder PM here - I assure you, copy/paste and undo/redo are at the top of our list, along with the rich text editor, find in canvas, and marquee selection! We just couldn't get them in for the first release, and decided it was better to get Flow Builder out there with all the good it *does* have, than not put it out at all.

Also: while you're waiting for marquee selection (click and drag to select multiple elements) you can select multiple elements by holding down the Shift key before you click on the element you want to add to the selection.

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Nasser Gazi - 1 year ago

Hi Shannon. That's good to know. But unfortunately once a flow has been saved in the new Lightning Flow Designer, it no longer opens in the old Flash version, even if the Process Automation setting has been not to not use the new version. The new version is slowing down development times by quite a wide margin.

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Cody Sanders - 1 year ago

Thank you Shannon, that really helps. I understand the issue of removing Adobe Flash from the browsers, but as of right now there's no reason to use the new flow builder over the old one. I want to use the flow builder but it's made working on flows much more difficult and I only have so much time in the day.

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Shannon Hale - 1 year ago

@Nassar: For Spring 19, you can re-enable Cloud Flow Designer in the Process Automation Settings by selecting the option "Disable access to Cloud Flow Designer."

This setting will go away in the Summer '19 release and all orgs will be switched to Flow Builder. Browsers limit support for the Flash plugin starting in July 2019 and remove it completely in 2020, because Adobe has end-of-lifed the Flash product. Cloud Flow Designer was built using Flash technology and will not work without the plugin.

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Nasser Gazi - 1 year ago

And multi-select by shift-clicking one process at a time is hardly multi-select. Do you guys think we build flows which only have 4 or 5 processes at most? Come on. Try multi-selecting 20 processes just to move them.

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Nasser Gazi - 1 year ago

I really don't understand the point behind the new flow builder. You took away copy/paste and didn't add any new functionality. If it was meant look prettier, you failed there too. The old flow builder was just functional and look absolutely fine. In the new one the connectors are all over the place.
Is there any way we can go back to the old flow builder?
You're just wasting your resources adding copy/paste to the new one when you can just bring the old one back.
AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH COPY AND PASTE.

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Rob Howell - 1 year ago

Yep I second, third and fourth all the above comments! Can't believe there is no copy/paste/undo functionality??
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Jason Vance - 1 year ago

Yaaaay!!! Shannon Hale, if I could "Like" your comment, I absolutely would!
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Shannon Hale - 2 years ago

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Jason Vance - 2 years ago

Copy and Paste can save a ton of time. I'm hoping this initial release was just the beginning and more features will be added in the next few releases.

Also, thanks for the tip on multi-select, Francesco! I had been trying ctrl-click and was disappointed. I did like the old feature of clicking and dragging over an area to select an entire group of elements, but this will do for now.

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Julien Gateaud - 2 years ago

We really need the both copy / paste & undo options super quickly
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Cody Sanders - 2 years ago

So multi-select is an option, thanks Francesco for the update, but the copy/paste and needing to switch between selecting click/drag and being able to select elements is really frustrating.
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Francesco Ventura - 2 years ago

edit: multiselect is available via shift + click
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Francesco Ventura - 2 years ago

Absolutely need copy/paste, undo and Multiselect!!
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