Account Updated

Start a workflow whenever an account is updated in Salesforce. It appears as Account Updated in the workflow builder.

What It Does

Watches Salesforce for changes to accounts and starts the workflow when one is updated, passing along which property changed and its new value.

When To Use It

Use this to react to changes on an account, such as sending an alert when a specific field changes. If you only care about a single property, such as Industry or Account Owner, scope the trigger to it. To catch new accounts instead of changes to existing ones, use Account Created.

Configuration

Configure the node with these settings:

Field	What it controls
Property Name	The Salesforce property to trigger on. Optional. If left blank, the trigger fires on updates to any property.

Outputs

The node passes these values downstream. Check the Outputs tab on the configured node to confirm exact paths.

Variable	Type	Description	Example
`company`	`object`	A reference to the company that was updated in AskElephant	`{{nodeId.company}}`
`company.id`	`string`		`{{nodeId.company.id}}`
`salesforceAccountId`	`string`		`{{nodeId.salesforceAccountId}}`
`accountName`	`string`		`{{nodeId.accountName}}`
`accountDomain`	`string`		`{{nodeId.accountDomain}}`
`propertyName`	`string`		`{{nodeId.propertyName}}`
`propertyValue`	`string`		`{{nodeId.propertyValue}}`

Example Workflow

An account's Account Owner field changes in Salesforce. This trigger fires scoped to that property, and the workflow notifies the new owner that the account has been reassigned to them.

Account Created
Update Account
Add Note to Accounts

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