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Flow designer - problems accessing system tables (sys_email, sys_journal_entry, sys_audit and sys_history_set) from a scoped app. - Support and Troubleshooting
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KB0787435

Flow designer - problems accessing system tables (sys_email, sys_journal_entry, sys_audit and sys_history_set) from a scoped app.


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KB Summary by Now Assist

Issue

How to access sys_email table from scoped app in a flow designer

Cause

This was a conscious decision made by our dev team for security reasons to prevent the misuse of system tables from scoped applications.

Accessing system tables in Flow Designer can cause unintended system wide consequences, especially since flows can be executed with elevated privileges (Run As System).

Resolution

If you would still like to execute actions against system tables, you must create custom actions and try to modify from script


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