How do I Bypass Validation Rules for a Record-Triggered Flow?

Question

Background information: I currently have two validation rules that I am trying to bypass in a record-triggered flow. The flow is for the Case Object. Since, record-triggered flows run in system context without sharing, I assumed it would bypass those validation rules but those rules are being triggered.

Solutions I've seen while researching:

• Toggle Method (That isn't the best option for my use case). Article that discusses this solution: https://admin.salesforce.com/blog/2022/how-i-solved-this-use-a-toggle-and-flow-to-escape-validation-rules
• Changing the the context of the flow (With record-triggered flows you can't change the context). Article that discusses this solution: https://salesforce-flowsome.com/flow-how-to-launch-your-flows-and-in-what-context/

Note: I am looking for a solution that doesn't require adding another field to the Case Object.

Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

You can create:

1. a custom setting type Hierarchy.(exemple bypass)(you can apply to user or profile)

2. create a field of type checkBox (exemple : validationBypass)

3. in your validation do it like this (AND(NOT($Setup.bypass__c.validationBypass__c)), ...the rest of your logic)

4. in your custom setting create a data set for a user or profile by making the checkbox checked.

This will make sure your validation rules are not triggering for certain user or profile.

Ps: bypass validation should be done only in specific case. Don't not apply to all user or profile. The purpose of the validations rules are there to ensure data quality. If your validations are triggering thats means that your data may not be in the correct format.