When searching for and selecting resources in Flow Builder, you can now choose to expand your search to include results from an expanded set of resources, like fields from records and related actions, components, and outputs. This feature was previously released in Winter ‘25, but was later removed but is not reintroducing after addressing customer feedback
Where: This change applies to Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic in all editions
How: To include more resources in your search, click Expand Search (Beta) when searching for resources
After clicking Expand Search (Beta), your search results update to include fields from records and related actions, components, and outputs. Exact matches without children, and other exact matches are returned first, followed by partial matches without children, and then other partial matches. Recommend results are also prioritized, depending on the context of your search. For example, picklist values when searching within a picklist. To go back to the standard search experience, click the reveredWhere: This change applies to Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) in Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. This change applies to flows that run in API version 64.0 and later
Note
Expanded Search is a pilot or beta service that is subject to the Beta Services Terms at Agreements – Salesforce.com or a written Unified Pilot Agreement if executed by Customer, and applicable terms in the Product Terms Directory. Use of this pilot or beta service is at the Customer’s sole discretion
