How to conditionally show Screen Component Using Dependent Picklist in Salesforce Flow

Step 1: Create a new Screen Flow and add a Variable

• Go to Setup
• In the Quick Find box, type Flows and select Flows from the results
• Click New Flow
• Choose Screen Flow and click Create. The Flow Builder will open
• Click on the Toggle Toolbox icon

• Click New Resource, and select Variable

• Enter the following details

Note: The name of the Variable must be exactly recordId without any quotation mark or spaces

Step 2: Add a Screen Element and insert the Dependent Picklist Component

• In the Flow Builder, click the + icon on the canvas
• Select Screen from the list of elements
• Give your Screen a clear Label
• In the Screen Component panel on the left, find and drag the Dependent Picklist Component onto your Screen

• Then, use the Configuration Panel on the right to fill in the required details and click Done
• For this example, the object API Name is Test_Object__c, the Controlling Picklist Field is Picklist__c and Dependent Picklist Field is Dependent _Picklist__c

Note: Update these values to match the object and field API names based on the org setup

Step 3: Add a Text Component and set Conditional Visibility

• On your Screen Element, drag a Text Component from the left panel and drop it onto the Screen
• In the right-hand panel, enter a Label for the component
  • For this example, let's Label it Explain if Other
  • The API Name will auto populate based on the Label

• Still in the right-hand panel, scroll down to the Set Component Visibility section and expand it
• Under When to Display Component, choose All Conditions Are Met (AND)
• Click Add Condition, and in the Resource field, select the Dependent Picklist Component added earlier
• In Resource, select the Dependent Picklist value and configure as shown below

Step 4: Test and Save the Flow

• Click Run on the Flow Builder canvas to test 
• In the Screen, select Other from the Dependent Picklist
  • The Text field should appear

• Change the Dependent Picklist to any other value
  • The Text field should disappear

• Once the visibility works as expected, click Save, then Activate

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Written by: Eric Praud | Forum Ambassador
Eric is a Salesforce Platform Manager at Activ8 Energies and has been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for the past 15 years. He started his Salesforce career as a Salesforce support agent. Like many others, he stumbled across the platform accidentally and hasn’t looked back since. Eric is very active in the Answers community and has been a Salesforce MVP since March 2021. 

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