Scripting using Script Editor or Script Input field or use Actions in flow designer

[JinuJ]

Hello,

I want to create a subflow in Flow designer where I need to create a Json based on subflow inputs or result of previous action and pass this Json as input to next action. Is using Script Editor or Script Input field to build this Json ok or should an action be used to create the Json and pass it to next action? For eg: I need to create a Json like below where identity is taken from subflow inputs

var json = {

    name: 'xxxxxx',

    identity: fd_data.subflow_inputs.item,  

    identityBy: 'name'

};

return JSON.stringify(json );

this is then the input to next action. So I am adding this in Script Editor or Script Input field of the input of the action. Will this script in script editor be lost in upgrades or is it bug prone?

[Sanjay191 · Accepted solution]

Hi @JinuJ 
  using inline scripting in Flow Designer to build JSON is not safe becuase some time what happened is if we are adding more steps on that flow before this step (JSON) it will get lost. But script will not be lost during upgrades.

• Too much inline scripting = harder to maintain
• Debugging becomes messy
  
  insteed of these you try the below 

  Best practice:

  • Use custom action if:
    • JSON is complex
    • Reused in multiple places
  • Use script input if:
    • Simple one-time transformation
      
      
      
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