flow designer run as

[kack l]

Hi everyone! I have a question that I don't quite understand.
I have a flow designer where the run as is User who initiates the session. What does it do? Can I change it or replace it with something else?

[Viraj Hudlikar]

@kack l 

Have a look on this thread Solved: Run as Property in flow designer - ServiceNow Community

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[Viraj Hudlikar]

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[Bhavya11]

Hi @kack l ,

If a flow needs to run with elevated permissions, a developer can set the Run As flow property to System User.

Flows can run as the:

• User who initiates session: The flow runs as the user who triggered the flow. For example, if a flow executes when a record is created, the flow runs as the user who created the record.
• System User: The flow runs as the System User. The System User is not a user record from the User table. System is a service account that is not restricted by access controls.

for more information use this thread

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BK

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@kack l 

it's explained in detail here

ServiceNow Learning 42: Functionality of "run as" in Flow Designer (Interesting to know) 

Running Flows with Alternate Permissions 

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