Can we create flow using script

[VaibhavP5059517]

Hey All,
I wanted to know that can we create flow using script in ServiceNow and which table stores which part of flow.

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

What is the business case?

You can use a script to trigger a Flow, but why would you want to flow from script? We generally use Flow Designer to reduce the amount of custom code we need to write and maintain. If you're triggering everything through scripts, it defeats the purpose of using Flows.

Could you share the specific requirement so we can suggest the best approach?

[VaibhavP5059517]

Hey @Dr Atul G- LNG ,
I want to create a flow, its trigger conditions and actions using script.
I was able to create the flow but wasn't able to write the script to create the trigger and actions using scripting.

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @VaibhavP5059517 

What are you trying to achieve by creating a custom solution for this? It's available out of the box (OOTB), mate. By building a custom implementation, you're just adding unnecessary technical debt. Consider using the OOTB functionality unless there is a strong business requirement that it cannot meet.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@VaibhavP5059517 

I never came across any customer requirement to create a flow from script.

Flows are meant for low-code, no-code requirements and if you are creating flow using script then I think it's not recommended.

Flows are meant to be created from UI.

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[Tanushree Maiti]

Hi @VaibhavP5059517 

Can you validate your requirement again- is it call flow from script OR create flow using script?

Flows are intended to provide a low-code way of designing and managing process logic. If an entire flow could be created through scripting alone, it would undermine the purpose of having a flow designer. Therefore, while scripts can be used for specific actions or to trigger flows, the overall flow structure is expected to be built and maintained through the visual designer.

You can’t build a complete flow solely through server-side scripting, since the flow structure depends on the visual logic designer.

However, you can use scripts to automate specific actions within a flow or to trigger flows programmatically.