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Clone Validation Rules

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Clone Validation Rules

Create new validation rules quickly by using existing rules as your starting point.

Required Editions

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Essentials, Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions
User Permissions Needed
To view field validation rules: View Setup and Configuration
To define or change field validation rules: Customize Application
  1. From the management settings for the relevant object, go to Validation Rules.
  2. In the Validation Rules related list, click the name of the validation rule.
  3. Click Clone.
  4. Define the new rule based on the original rule.
  5. Click Save to finish or Save & New to create additional validation rules.
Note
Note The detail page of a custom activity field doesn’t list associated validation rules. To edit the validation rule for a custom activity field, select the validation rule from Setup by entering Activities in the Quick Find box, then selecting Activities and choose Task Validation Rules or Event Validation Rules.

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