💡 Interesting Approach to Complex Validations in Salesforce
🚨 NOTE: that technique is no longer needed. Please see an updated and very elegant approach at the bottom. 🚨
I came across an article by Yumi Ibrahimzade that presents an interesting method for handling complex validations that don’t fit into a standard validation rule.
The technique involves using a checkbox and a validation rule to display the error message, while the validation logic itself is handled in a record-triggered flow that sets the checkbox.
For more details, you can read the full article here:
Complex Validation Rules Using Record-Triggered Flows
https://lnkd.in/gJvbuXHz
🚨 In Winter'24 release Salesforce introduced a new flow element Custom Error, which replaces the above method in a very straightforward way. 🚨
Here is another article by Yumi Ibrahimzade exposing the new method:
https://lnkd.in/gvjXmUAf
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