Review examples of validation rules for various types of apps that you can use and
modify for your own purposes. Validation rules verify that the data a user enters in
a record meets the standards you specify before the user can save the record.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: 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
Use the following samples for validation rules in Salesforce and Salesforce AppExchange apps,
including:
Sample Account Validation Rules Validation rule examples for numeric account numbers, account number length, and annual revenue range.
Sample Call Center Validation Rules Validation rules for requiring a conditional description, preventing cases from being reset, restricting case status, and more.
Sample Date Validation Rules Examples for date validation rules. For example, how to validate that the value of a custom field is a weekday, a Saturday or Sunday, that a custom date field contains a date within the current month and year, and more.
Sample Number Validation Rules Examples for how to validate that users can't save a time card record with more than 40 hours in a work week, numbers can't be negative, and even or odd numbers.
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