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ahonahon 

auto-populate recordId

When a user creates a new related record on object, the object's recordId passes to new related record. However, the new related record also must be associated with another/primary object record's id.

For example, a new related record is created (object C) on object B and does in fact associate with object B -- must associate with object A as well.

I tried an auto-launched flow, assigning variables but my flow is not working.
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ahonahon
Solution: create a record-triggered flow on record that needs to auto-populate another object's recordId, then update records. Use the object record that triggered the flow to set field values. 

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SwethaSwetha (Salesforce Developers) 
HI Ahon,
Can you share the flow you've tried so far so I can suggest better?

Related:
https://developingflow.com/2015/03/23/find-related-records-and-have-users-select-them-in-a-screen-learning-flow-1-b/

https://admin.salesforce.com/blog/2022/automate-this-update-related-records-with-flow

https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/343739/flow-to-pull-related-records-and-create-corresponding-records

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_automate_flow_builder_update_related_records.htm&release=240&type=5

Thanks
ahonahon
@Swetha currently, recordId does, in fact, auto-populate only if the new related record is a direct relationship -- child record (object C) of parent record (object B). This functionality is automatic, no configuration/automation or flow required.

However, I do not have a flow for the situation where creating a new child record of object C auto-populates recordId of object A because Ive tried several options that do not work and am posting here to get a better understanding of how this functionality can work. 
ahonahon
Solution: create a record-triggered flow on record that needs to auto-populate another object's recordId, then update records. Use the object record that triggered the flow to set field values. 
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