How to Add a Clickable Hyperlink to a Name Field within a Data Table Component in a Screen Flow

Out of the box, at the time of writing, the standard Screen Flow Data Table component does not support clickable “Name” fields. As a workaround, we can create a formula field on the object which uses the Hyperlink function to create a URL which can be directly accessed from the Data Table. 

Note : As a best practice, be sure to build and test Flows in a Sandbox before deploying to a Production environment.

Step 1: Create a new Formula field on the object whose records will be displayed in the Data Table - in this example, we are displaying related Contacts on an Account’s record page, so the Formula field will be added to the Contact Object. The Formula field should be of type Text, and the formula will be configured using the Hyperlink function to display the First and Last Name of the Contact, while linking to the record Id

HYPERLINK("/" & Id,  FirstName & " " & LastName, '_self') 

Step 2: To obtain the collection of Contacts to display, a Get Records Element is configured to find all Contacts where the AccountId = Current record’s Id

Step 3 : Within the Flow, navigate to the Data Table Component on the Screen Element and add the new formula field as a column in the Data Table - we can modify the label to display a user-friendly name, such as Contact Name vs. the name of our Formula Field. For example, if the Formula Field is called Link to Contact, we can modify the Data Table column to instead display Contact Name

Step 4 : Save and Debug the Flow, and note how the Contact Name column appears with a clickable hyperlink. When activated and embedded on an Account page, the Flow should return results similar to the screenshot below :

Additional Resources: 

• Create a recordId Context Variable (Help Article)

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Written by: Zack Terry | Forum Ambassador

Zack Terry is a Senior Solution Architect at Fast Slow Motion, which aims to be a blessing to business leaders by helping them implement and maximize their use of the Salesforce platform. At the time of writing, Zack has worked in the Salesforce ecosystem for nearly a decade, holds 24 Salesforce Credentials, and has achieved the rank of “All-Star Ranger” on Trailhead. Zack serves as a Trailblazer Community Forum Ambassador, and regularly participates in the community

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