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What is Salesforce OmniStudio?

Real World Scenario

A telecom client mentions FlexCards on their service console. You explain OmniStudio at a high level.

Expected Answer

• OmniStudio is a Salesforce toolkit for building guided experiences and industry UIs declaratively • Originally from Vlocity; common in Communications, Insurance, and Financial Services clouds • Core building blocks: OmniScripts, FlexCards, Integration Procedures, and DataRaptors • Reduces custom LWC/Apex for repetitive wizard and data display patterns • Runs on Salesforce platform with its own designer tools in Setup or OmniStudio app

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No. It ships with certain industry clouds and licenses. Standard Sales Cloud projects may never use it.

Architect Perspective

Tie OmniStudio to industry clouds—context prevents "it replaces all UI" overclaims.