How to send inputs from UI action to a flow designer?

[Vasu20]

Scenario: I need to pass input values from a ui action to a flow designer and based on those input values i need to continue my flow in the flow designer.

Any guidance is appreciated.

Thanks and Regards,

Vasu

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

you can make UI action as server side and send values to flow as inputs

I assume your flow is also on same table where UI action is defined.

Scripting with Flows, Subflows, and Actions

(function() {

	try {
		var rec_id = current.sys_id;
		var gr = new GlideRecord(current.getTableName());
		if (gr.get(rec_id)) {
			var inputs = {};
			inputs['current'] = current; // GlideRecord of table: 
			inputs['table_name'] = current.getTableName();
			inputs['email'] = 'your email'; // input to flow

			// Start Asynchronously: Uncomment to run in background.
			// sn_fd.FlowAPI.startFlow('flow name', inputs);

			// Execute Synchronously: Run in foreground.
			sn_fd.FlowAPI.executeFlow('flow name', inputs);
		}
	} catch (ex) {
		var message = ex.getMessage();
		gs.error(message);
	}

})();

Regards
Ankur

[Vasu20]

Thank you so much, this is helpful. How can i receive these input values in the flow designer?

Best Regards,

Vasu

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

you can create flow variable with that name and use it

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/quebec-servicenow-platform/page/administer/flow-designer/task/cre...

Regards
Ankur

[Vasu20]

Thank you so much again .The flow variable is taking values through the course of the flow but not the values passed from the ui action.Can you please help out?