Create a Record Link Dynamically in Flow

There are times when you build a flow that you want to provide a link to a record, but you want this link to be created dynamically. It cannot be static or hard-coded. Now, you know what I think about hard coding things, especially in Flow.

The business problem

Addison Dogster is the system administrator at Hello Mochi, and Mary Markle is the operations manager. When a new contact record is created, Mary wants the confirmation screen to include a link to the newly created record. Can Addison implement this, and how?

The solution

Why yes, it is indeed possible and, added bonus, it can be generated dynamically. Win-win! Addison solves this problem using a formula that dynamically generates the Salesforce URL for the newly created record.

Here’s a demo of the solution.

The automation solution (screen flow) looks like this.

(1) We ask for the contact’s first and