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I'm working on a "Chatter Spoofer".  Currently, I can use flow to post relevant information to chatter using the standard 'post to chatter' element complete with @ mentions and hashtags even when building my posts dynamically with formulas.  The problem is this is attributed to the currently running user, which causes confusion.

 

I want the posts to come from a system user (AKA Chatterbot).  When I create the feed items manually using record create or fast create, I can set CreatedById to the system user, but I lose the ability to @ mention and hashtag.

 

Is there a way to enjoy the benefits of both?  If anyone knows, I bet @Rakesh Gupta does...

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  1. Oct 8, 2017, 4:25 PM

    Awesome idea on the Hobby Project, and a great challenge trying to get it without Apex... but please understand that declarative customizations are great because it allows you to build quickly, but Apex is no evil ;-)

    Building a very complex flow to generate random numbers is great for a hobby, and I am sure you learn a ton! But sometimes Apex is required because it’s just more powerful than clicking ;-)

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