The requirement is for a FlexCard (parent card) to launch a child card with additional information and actions when an agent clicks a button. In Salesforce OmniStudio, the Flyout Action is the specific mechanism designed within FlexCards to achieve this, making B the most precise and correct answer.
Here’s why B. Design the parent card to launch a child card through a Flyout Action is the correct answer:
Flyout Action Overview: A Flyout Action in FlexCards is an interactive feature that displays a pop-up panel (flyout) when triggered, typically by a button or link. This flyout can contain a child FlexCard, OmniScript, or custom content, showing additional details or enabling actions related to the parent card’s data.
Meeting the Requirement:
Child Card Launch: The Flyout Action can embed a child FlexCard, which displays supplemental information (e.g., related records or details) and includes actions (e.g., buttons to update data).
Button Trigger: In the FlexCard Designer, the consultant can add a Button element to the parent card, configure its action type as “Flyout,” and link it to a child FlexCard. When the agent clicks the button, the flyout appears with the child card.
Contextual Data: The parent card’s data (e.g., a record ID) can be passed to the child card via the Flyout Action’s context parameters, ensuring the child card shows relevant information.
Example: If the parent card displays a customer’s summary (name, account number), clicking the button could launch a child card in a flyout showing order history and a button to initiate a return, all tied to the parent card’s account ID.
Now, let’s examine why the other options are incorrect or less optimal:
A. Design the parent card to launch a child card when the specific action is taken: While this is conceptually correct, it’s vague and lacks specificity. “Launch a child card” isn’t a defined OmniStudio action—Flyout Action is the actual mechanism to achieve this. Thus, B is the more precise answer, as it names the tool explicitly supported by FlexCards.
C. Design the parent card to launch a new DataRaptor when the specific action is taken: A DataRaptor (e.g., DataRaptor Extract) retrieves or manipulates data, not displays a UI like a child card. While a DataRaptor might fetch data for the child card, it doesn’t “launch” anything visible to the agent, making this option irrelevant to the UI requirement.
D. Design the parent card to launch a new OmniScript when the specific action is taken: An OmniScript could be launched via a FlexCard action (e.g., an “OmniScript” action type), but it’s a guided process, not a “child card.” The requirement specifies a child card (implying another FlexCard), not a multi-step script, so a Flyout Action with a child FlexCard is more appropriate than an OmniScript.
[References:, , Salesforce OmniStudio Documentation: FlexCard Actions – Details the Flyout Action for launching child cards or content., Salesforce OmniStudio Developer Guide: Flyouts in FlexCards – Explains configuring flyouts with child FlexCards., , , , , ]
