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title: Flow Best Practices Rules
description: "This page documents the available rules for Salesforce Flows (Flow designer / Process Designer): | Best Practice | Configuration Element Type | Issue Severity | Impact Area | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Avoid deleting…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/flow-best-practices-rules/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Flow Best Practices Rules

This page documents the available rules for Salesforce Flows (Flow designer / Process Designer):

| Best Practice | Configuration Element Type | Issue Severity | Impact Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avoid deleting records in flows | Flow | Variable Severity configured by clients | Manageability |
| Too many variables in a flow |  |  |  |
| Avoid too many decision nodes in a flow |  |  |  |
| Avoid too many loops in a flow |  |  |  |
| Avoid too many record creates in a flow |  |  |  |
| Avoid too many record updates in a flow |  |  |  |
| Avoid too many screens in a node |  |  |  |