flow equivalent of workflow input variables

[Abhijeet Mane]

Hi, I am currently migrating a Workflow to flow for a catalog item which has another workflow attached to it so basically

-> the main workflow is passing 3 values to the 2nd workflow which are stored in workflow.scratchpad and then passed to the 2nd workflow. 

-> then on the 2nd workflow we have 5 input variables and is used in a script activity 

so in flow designer how can i do this? what is the Equivalent of Workflow.scratchpad & What is the Equivalent of Input Variables in flow designer?

[Peter Bodelier]

Hi @Abhijeet Mane 

Flows have no other input than the record which is triggered.

You'll need to use subflows if you want to have input (and output) values.

Create a subflow in Flow Designer (servicenow.com)

Instead of scratchpad you can use Flow Variables.

Flow variables (servicenow.com)

[Abhijeet Mane]

Hey @Peter Bodelier , Thanks for the response but here there is one problem with using Subflow. i have a Run Script activity in that smaller workflow which is basically formmating the data from user table into Json. how can i import that script into flow designer subflow? as i don't see any script action in Subflow? Pardon me if i am being too noobie but i am quite new to flow designer.

[Peter Bodelier]

Hi @Abhijeet Mane 

You can create a new action in flow designer. In an action you can use a script, among other utilities.

After you created the action, you can use it in your (sub)flows.

I would highly recommend following a nowlearning course on flow designer, before you start with this, because it really calls for a different way of thinking than workflow.