Platform Events Developer Guide

Delivering Custom Notifications with Platform Events
Defining Your Platform Event
Publishing Platform Events
Publish Event Messages Using Apex
Publish Event Messages Using Processes
Publish Event Messages Using Flows
Publish Event Messages Using Salesforce APIs
Subscribing to Platform Events
Platform Event Considerations and Testing
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Publish Event Messages Using Flows

Use Visual Workfow to publish event messages from a Force.com app as part of some user interaction, an automated process, Apex, or workflow action.

To publish event messages, add a Record Create or a Fast Create element to the appropriate flow. Where you'd usually pick an object to create, select the platform event.

For example, here’s how to configure a Record Create element that publishes a Low Ink event message. This example assumes that the Low Ink platform event is defined in your org and that the event has these custom fields.
  • Printer Model (Text)
  • Serial Number (Text)
  • Ink Percentage (Number)
  1. For Create, enter low and select Low_Ink__e.
  2. Add these fields.
    Field Value
    Printer Model XZO-5
    Serial Number 12345
    Ink Percentage 0.2

    Record Create element in Cloud Flow Designer

  3. Save and activate the flow.