validations :

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There will weather the format of the data that given the field is
compatable with your business requirement or not .

There validation rules are verified when we create a new record or update the
existing record

There are two type of validation rule s

1. System Validations

2. Custom Validations

System Validation rules :

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There are created by the salesforce which will verify
1. All required fields are entered or not

2. DataType of the field is compatable with the format of the

given value

Custom Validataion Rules :

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There are created by the user to meet this bussiness requirement

Ex : Age should not be less thant 18

Ex :Salary should be greater than 50000

==> validation rule checks the condition if the given condition is true
then it prints the custom error message defined by the user

Example :
Object : Loan

Rule : AppliedDate Should not be less than today

Setup
|--->Build
|--->Create
|----->objects
|------Loan
|---Validation Rules
|----Rule

Step 1: Enter the rule name

Step 2: Rule : AppliedDate__c < TODAY()

Step 3: Error Message : AppliedDate should not be less than today

Example 2:

Object : Loan
Rule : If Security is Assert then assert cost field cannot be null

AND (

ISPICKVAL(Security__c,'Assert'),

ISNULL(AssertCost__c)

Validation Error : When security is Assert then assertcost cannot be left

blank
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Example 3:

Object : Loan

Rule : if security is selected as Salary ,then salary field cannot be

null

Validation : AND(

ISPICKVAL(Security__c,'Salary'),

ISNULL(salary__c)
)

Validation Error : When security is Salary then salary cannot be left

blank
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ISNEW() : This funtion returns true if the validation is fired due to
new record

Example 4:
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Object : Contact

Rule : New Contact record cannot be created without account

Validation: AND (

ISNEW() ,

ISBLANK(AccountId)
)

Validation Error: New contact cannot be created with out accountid

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ISCHANGED(fieldName) : This function returns true if the value in

given field is changed

Priorvalue(FieldName): This function returns old version of modified value

Example 5:
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Object :Opportuntiy

Rule : When ever the amount field value is nodified new value should
be more than the old value

Validation :
AND (

ISCHANGED( Amount) ,

PRIORVALUE(Amount) > Amount

Validation Error : Old version of value should not be more than the
new Value

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Example 6:

Object :Account

Annual Revenue field should not be null when industry is

energy

AND(
ISPICKVAL(Industry,'Energy'),

ISNULL(AnnualRevenue)
)
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Example 7:

Object : Account

If the annualRevenue field is modified new Value of

annualRevenue should be more than the old value

AND(
ISCHANGED(AnnualRevenue) ,

AnnualRevenue< PRIORVALUE(AnnualRevenue)
)
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Example 8:
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Object Loan :

Education Loan should be applied Before 15 th of month

Housing Loan should be applied before 20th of the month

OR(
AND(
ISPICKVAL( Loan_Type__c ,'Education') ,

DAY( Applied_Date__c )>15

 ),
AND(

ISPICKVAL( Loan_Type__c,'Housing') ,

DAY( Applied_Date__c) >20

)
)

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