Rule registry · FL-037

No copy of element API names

Checked by the Salesforce Flow scan. Severity low. This rule is in beta: it runs and is reported, and it is not charged for.

FL-037LowBetaMaintainability

What it requires. Flow elements must not retain copy-paste API names of the form Copy_1_of_X. When an element is duplicated the API name should be updated to describe what the copy does.

Why it matters. A copied element keeps a name that describes its origin rather than its purpose, so the next person reads the drawing rather than the logic. It is also a reliable signal that a flow was built by duplication without review.

How to fix it. Rename the element to describe what it does. If the duplicate was accidental, remove it.

Source. Lightning Flow Scanner, unclear-api-naming (CopyAPIName). Rule id unclear-api-naming, category layout.

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