Questions tagged [validation-rule]
Validation rules verify record data meets the standards you specify before the record can be saved.
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Phone Number validation rule [on hold]
Requirement
Length should be 10 digits
Only numbers should be entered no alphabets
Cannot be left blank
Any one please help
Thank you
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Validation rule for non testing context
In Apex to separate code execution for test and non-test context we use the following method
Test.isRunningTest()
Do we have any such thing for validation rules i.e the validation rule should be ...
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Define Sharing Rules [closed]
How do I create a validation rule to be able to determine if the priority is equal to high that I have access to the Training Coordinator role?
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Dont want to associated contact to other objects if status is pending
i want a rule where i dont want to associated contact to other objects if contact status is pending.I am not sure how can i achieve this .any suggestion
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Validation Rule to check PRIORVALUE
I am writing one validation rule where status is Pending/In Progress and I am changing any value from record then I need to throw an error 'you cannot edit the record'.
AND(OR( ISPICKVAL( Status , '...
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how to make phone field unique
i want to make phone field unique for this i have tried triggers but i want to write validation rule for this i have written something like
AND(
CONTAINS(
VLOOKUP(
$ObjectType....
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Validation rule should allow process builder to change the picklist value but should give error when done manually
I am trying to figure out how to restrict users except admin from changing one of the picklist values. e.g Users should be able to change
Stage 1 to Stage 2 but not from Stage 2 to Stage 3 as that ...
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Identify existing records which fail a new validation rule
After adding a new validation rule, existing records may be 'invalid'.
This causes issues for me because processes and batches will fail to update those records.
How can I identify which records are ...
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Validation Rule for multiselect picklist to prevent duplicate values
I have a multiselect picklist with ten values. One of these values cannot be chosen more than once on a record..
For example, multi_sel_picklist__c = "Aa" can only occur once on a record, with no ...
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Validation Rule text field required when multi-picklist value is selected
I'm trying to have a text field required when a value is selected in Multi-picklist field
IF(
AND(TEXT(Environment_Access__c ) = "DevQA",
ISBLANK( Business_Justification__c )),
True,...
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Validation rule on Account Contact Relationship object
Can anyone please let me know how to write a validation rule on Account Contact Relationship object to hold only one primary role, contact to an Account
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Eliminate consecutive two dots
How to eliminate consecutive two dots in validation rule and 1st char should not be . [dot]
example:
sal..esforce - invalid
sal.esforce - valid
.salesforce - invalid
salesforce. - valid
...
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validation on lookup object
I have lookup on account of Sell_Request__c object.
I want validation on Sell_Request__c to check if account-status is Inprogress
then thrown an error.but i am not able to achieve this as not able to ...
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Ability to show validation rule errors next to Stage on VF page when restricting some stage values using selectoption
Here's my vf page:
<apex:column headerValue="Stage" id="stageerrors">
<apex:actionRegion >
<apex:selectList value="{!opp.opp.StageName}" multiselect="false" size="1" >
<apex:...
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Validation Rule For Salesforce
I have req as follows :'
There are Two Object Account and Job , Account is having a field Public Logo(Url)
and Job is having a field known as Client Logo flag(checkbox).
Client Logo flag can't be set ...
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Looking to prevent users from changing lead status manually as a process builder is already in place
I am looking to stop users from manually changing the lead status to both "working-attempted" and "working-contacted" as we currently have a process builder in place that automates this based on ...
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Account Validation Rule
Why is this validation rule stopping me from editing a new account that I just created 5 minutes ago? It's designed so that only XYorZ profile can create an account which works, but it wont let those ...
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Validation Rule Assist: Lock down multiple lead fields after they are first populated
I am trying to create a validation rule to lock down our original utm fields on leads after they are first populated.
Essentially I would like to prevent everyone (including our marketo sync user) ...
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Why does assigning a role from the role hierarchy page bypass validation rules? [duplicate]
I set up a validation rule that prevents our delegated admin users from creating/updating a user to not have a role. The validation rule works exactly as expected when creating/updating the user ...
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Field to pick-list selection
Hi I need a favor regarding pick-list selection.
for example: I have a Location object. In Location object I have (County name) field. I created county 1, county 2, county 3. And I have another ...
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Check if string contains a number or a special character
Regex newbie here, I'm trying to create a validation rule which will restrict users from entering a number or a special characters to a certain field.
This is what I have so far:
!IsNew() && ...
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VALIDATION RULE not throwing error
I am trying to throw an error, when the first name, city, street is not entred for the record type selected ie: can be prospect or member. But when trying to save the member it does not throw the ...
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Validation rule to prevent all other users from changing lead status when lead is “New”
I am trying to create a validation rule to prevent users that aren't associated with the user Id profiles from changing a "New" Lead Status to any other status
When I check the syntax for the below, ...
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How to create a validation rule to deny all users creating new records except one
I have a roll-up summary filed which is calculating the number of child records.
If the number of child records is greater than 2 I need to deny all users from creating new records except one.
I ...
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1answer
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Validation rule get all picklist values
How can I get all picklist values in a validation rule?
I'm looking for a suitable function but I cannot find any.
What I need to achieve is that some string is among the picklist values.
Please ...
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RIGHT function to get the last three characters
I'm using the following formula in a validation rule:
IF(ISPICKVAL(Level_Name__c ,"Level"),
IF(CONTAINS(Name,"ONE")||
CONTAINS(Name,"TWO")
,TRUE, FALSE), FALSE)
How can I get the last three ...
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1answer
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I want to create a validation rule which will throw an error if account created date is less than 6 months and type='Active'
i have used below validation rule ,but the issue is, it will check exact 180 days.there might be chances that there are 31 days in month and then days will be more than 180 days.Please suggest how can ...
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1answer
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Forcing validation rules to work a lead is converted
I have four custom fields in a lead that are mandatory when creating an opportunity.
I have validation set up that if you try to create an opportunity it blocks you from saving if you have not filled ...
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1answer
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How to compare two value in contains function :validation rule
I have two value :
Means of transport API ( Name)
Description (Description_c)
Now i want whenever a new record created :
1. Value should not be null.
2. Description contain means of transport value....
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Need to restrict the multiselect picklist
I have AccountContactRelation and role is the multiselect picklist field.
Based on Type i need to show or allow users to select picklist values.
EX: Role values:-P1,P2,P3,P4,P5
If type="Active" User ...
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1answer
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Error message not displaying in validation rule
I created a validation rule on Date field in which I want today date or future date only and also it should not blank.
This is my code:
AND( BFL_Date__c >= TODAY(), ISBLANK( BFL_Date__c ) )
I ...
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Validation rule for date is greater than?
Hi I am making a validation rule to check if a billing date end is earlier than the billing date start. My syntax appears to be wrong however.
My current validation formula:
DATEVALUE(...
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Validation rule - created date < FIXED DATE
I'm trying to add a line to a set of existing validation rules so they only apply to opportunities created prior to a fixed date. Let's say 10/31/2018. I thought it would be pretty straightforward as
...
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Using Permission Set in Validation Rule
Currently I have this in a Validation Rule:
$Profile.Name <> "System Administrator"
I would like to add another condition that checks a Permission Set. I have found a solution that uses Custom ...
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1answer
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Salesforce Metadata Update tools
We are looking for a tool to reactivate Apex triggers(100), Flows(20), WF rules(50) and Validations rules (1700). During data seeding in a sandbox from PROD using a famous tool had deactivated all the ...
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Unable to detect the System Admin in a validation rule error condition formula
I have a business scenario where I would like to restrict the transition to the Accepted status of the Quote object, only to the admin.
For this I configured a validation rule with the following ...
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Validation is not working on multiple conditions
I have a requirement to give access to few users changes leads ownership to there names.
So, I need a validation rule if they try to change ownership from other users. But it's not giving any error ...
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Validation rule for record type is not working
Below validation rule is not working. I want to check the record type contains R/O. If No only the user can edit the particular filed.
AND(
NOT(CONTAINS($RecordType.Name , 'R/O')),
ISCHANGED( ...
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Validation rule to check consecutive characters in field
I need to throw an error if there are three consecutive characters in field value.
like aaa,bbb,ccc,eee,AAA,BBB etc.
I am using below condition to check but dont think this is good solution.
OR(...
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1answer
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need to check birthdate in Validation rule
I need to check birthdate in validation rule .If birthdate==01/01/2000 then i need to throw an validation error.
I used below condition but I am getting different error
Birthdate=DATE(01,01,2000)
...
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Help with formula for validation rule on user fields
I'm trying to create a validation rule requiring 3 fields to be populated for 3 profiles. Here is what i have so far. I gave up after continued syntax errors. I need both Zone Approver Fields and ...
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Help with Validation Rule for record block
AND( NOT(Star_Job_Project__c ='Technology Product Sales'))
This validation rule is on Time Entry Object in which if STAR Job API - Star_Job_Project__c is equal to Technology Product Sales then that ...
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How to perform field update before a Validation Rule? (without code)
I have a requirement in which I have to check a Cases Owner before I can insert a task. It should only allow task creation on Cases with Owners which are not queues.
At first, we tried accessing the ...
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Validation Rule Help Please
BMCServiceDesk__Queue__c = The Queue
BMCServiceDesk__FKOpenBy__c = The Staff
____________________________________________
A. I'm trying to make it where, it does not allow Staff assignment without ...
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Restrict of updating opportunity owner
I want to restrict updating the opportunity owner. I cannot able to use the validation rule because ISCHANGED( Owner.Id ) is not working. Its giving the error like Error: The ISCHANGED function cannot ...
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Validation rule for opportunity stages
I'm looking for help with a validation rule for controlling movement through opportunity stages, based on "key fields" (setup for path) being checked or not. Essentially I just need to check are boxes ...
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Filter results in a Lookup Filter Field's search results
Custom Contact Field "Active" = Data type Checkbox.
"Active" is filterable in Contact Search Layouts.
If "Active" which is only a checkbox, & is a filter option in the Case>Contact Name>Lookup, ...
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How to store Currency in limits in currency field
I have a requirement where I need to store values in currency field as $2,00,000/$3,00,000. Basically, that field will be used to denote limits. I cannot do that using a currency field. WHen I tried ...
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Regex expression in Validation Rule
I have the following validation rule with regex expression. I have tested the expression working to my need but can't able save this coming up with syntax error could someone help me to get this ...
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Create an event only when contact approval status is approved
I want to display an error message when a user tries to create an event for a contact that is not approved. Is it possible to do this with a visualforce page?
