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Saravana RavikumarSaravana Ravikumar 

What are these used for : lightening-flow , lightening: flow, aura:flow, aura-flow ?

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Arun Kumar 1141Arun Kumar 1141
Hi Saravana Ravikumar,

In Salesforce, there are different technologies and components used for creating and managing flows, which are declarative tools for building business processes. Let's explain each of them:

1. Lightning Flow: Lightning Flow is a feature in Salesforce that allows you to automate business processes by creating flows with a visual designer. It provides a drag-and-drop interface for defining the flow logic, integrating with data sources, and guiding users through a series of screens or steps. Lightning Flow is typically used to create dynamic and interactive experiences for users.

2. lightning:flow (Lightning Component): The `lightning:flow` component is a Lightning component that allows you to embed a Lightning Flow within a Lightning App or Lightning Community. By adding the `lightning:flow` component to your Lightning components, you can include flows directly within your application's user interface.

3. aura:flow (Aura Component): The `aura:flow` component is an Aura component used to embed a Visual Workflow (previously known as Flow) into a Lightning Aura Component. Aura components are part of the Aura framework, the predecessor to Lightning Web Components (LWC). The `aura:flow` component is used in Aura-based applications to incorporate Visual Workflows.

4. aura-flow (Aura component event): The `aura-flow` event is an event fired by a Visual Workflow (previously known as Flow) to communicate with an Aura component that has embedded the flow using the `aura:flow` component. It allows the Aura component to receive and handle events or data from the embedded flow.

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