Does "Update Triggering Record" element count as dml in after save flow?

Question

Context: I am migrating Case processes to flow and i am following before and after save flow design pattern. Due to some of the process scenarios i can not update fields of the same object(Case) in the before save flow, hence i am updating the case fields in after save in some scenarios.

Problem: Does the "update triggering record" element in the after save flow makes update(DML) on the record or is it just saving the field values and i have to update it at the end using update element? Followup: will the update trigger other automations to fire?

Answer 1

It's not a recommended approach to update same object in the After Save flow as it can cause recursion.

To answer your question on whether you need to explicitly, update it, the answer is YES! You need to explicitly update it if using After Update. This is why your flow will cause recursion.

Second question - will the update trigger other automations to fire? Yes it will fire other automations.