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Need help temporarily bypassing a validation rule.

I need to temporarily bypass a validation rule so a Flow can update record values. I'm trying to use this article: https://admin.salesforce.com/blog/2022/how-i-solved-it-bypass-validation-rules-in-flows

When I do this in a sandbox, the time reference the article uses !$Flow.CurrentDateTime and NOW() both return GMT instead of the Users local time. I did some testing and I get the same results in Production. Is there a way (without Apex) to get the Users local time in a Flow?

I followed the suggestions in this article and they didn't work for me:

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/feed/0D54S00000A8qp4SAB

Please let me know if there is another way to temporarily bypass a validation rule.

4 answers

Steve Molis (You Owe Me a Beer, Inc.)
Apr 11, 9:35 PM
I have a custom Checkbox field Bypass_VR__c default value = Unchecked

Then I add and exemption in my Validation Rule Formula

Bypass_VR__c = FALSE

Then in my Flow in the FIRST Step I set
{!$Record.VR_Bypass__c} to TRUE

in the NEXT Step I do the rest of my updates

Then in my LAST Step I reset

{!$Record.VR_Bypass__c} to FALSE

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Mar 20, 4:27 AM

Reto Crear informes con el Generador de informes

Hola,

Ayuda, estoy intentando pasar el reto de este modulo pero no me lo permite, me muestra mensaje "

No se encontró el reporte denominado “Reporte de origen de los prospectos” en la carpeta “Reportes públicos”, pero voy a la carpeta de Reportes públicos y allí lo veo

anteriormente para otra actividad me aconsejaron cambiar el idioma:

Agradezco me indiquen o me aconsejen que mas ajuste realizar para pasar el reto.

Gracias y quedo atenta.

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Mar 19, 10:15 PM

I'm new to SF and validation rules. Wondering if anyone might have insight into rewriting this validation rule and can help explain the logic to me?

So this is the current validation rule set up that throws the error:

/*this is a comprehensive list of all text values we want to allow in the "Division" field*/

if(Division="Lightcast",false,

/*Public Sector divisions*/

if(Division="Public Sector",false,

if(Division="EDO",false,

if(Division="National Public Sector",false,

if(Division="State and Local Public Sector",false,

if(Division="Workforce",false,

/*Education divisions*/

if(Division="Education",false,

if(Division="Colleges",false,

if(Division="EDU Partnerships",false,

if(Division="University",false,

/*Global divisions*/

if(Division="Global",false,

/*Enterprise divisions*/

if(Division="Enterprise",false,

if(Division="Enterprise Carlone",false,

if(Division="Enterprise Semmes",false,

if(Division="Enterprise Global",false,

if(Division="Enterprise Mid Market",false,true))))))))))))))))

I'm attempting to re-write it to make it somewhat more complex, but perhaps less clunky. We want the Division field on users to sort of function as if it were a dependent picklist related to the Lightcast Market Vertical field. If we choose "Public Sector" for a user in that Lightcast Market Vertical field, then we want the ONLY acceptable text options in the Division field to be one of the 5 Public Sector text options. Similarly, if we choose "Education" in the Lightcast Market Vertical field, then we want the validation rule to only allow text to be one of those 4 relevant Education text options. Etc. Hope that makes sense. Any suggestions?

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Apr 19, 5:35 AM

System.StringException: Invalid id: Phone External entry point

Scenario

When phone field is updated in Account, if there is related contacts, the phone field in contact should also get updated with the same phone number as the account

Trigger

trigger AccountTrigger on Account (after update)

{

if (Trigger.isAfter)

{

if(Trigger.isUpdate)

{

AccountHelperClass.updaterelatedcontact(Trigger.oldMap , Trigger.newMap);

}

Class

public static void updaterelatedcontact(Map<Id,Account> accoldMap , Map<Id,Account> accnewMap)

{

if(accoldMap.get('Phone') != accnewMap.get('Phone'))

{

List<Contact> cclist = new List<Contact>([SELECT Id,Phone FROM Contact WHERE AccountId IN : accnewMap.keyset()]);

if(!cclist.isEmpty())

{

for(Contact cc : cclist)

{

cc.Phone = accnewMap.get(cc.Id).Phone;

}

Error

AccountTrigger: execution of AfterUpdate caused by: System.StringException: Invalid id: Phone External entry point Trigger.AccountTrigger: line 7, column 1

Can some one please help to resolve this please. I havenot written any test class for this. I am just trying to learn apex

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Today, 1:44 PM

Gen AI Created Agent doesn't have access to Standard Agent Actions

Hello fellow Trailblazers!

I created a Service Agent using Gen AI. I'm running into issues where it can't find my CRM data. I went to add standard actions to a topic, like Identify Record, and it's not available. I've made sure the EinsteinServiceAgent user has access to Copilot permission as a user, but it's still not appearing. Any insights or tips I can try?

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1 answer

Ashwini Garwandha (Salesforce)
Today, 4:01 PM
Hi @Hannah Raby

Currently, Agentforce Service Agent doesn't support these standard actions:
Identify Object by Name
Identify Record by Name
Query Records
Query Records With Aggregate
Summarize Record
Draft or Revise Email
Update Record Fields
Extract Fields And Values From User Input
For more details, please refer to the following help articles :
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.copilot_actions_ref_agentforce_service_agent.htm&type=5

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.service_agent_considerations.htm&type=5

Hope this helps. Thanks!

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Apr 18, 5:22 PM

I wondering if anyone has a recommendation for an address updater for NPSP? We definitely want to be able to automatically update mailing address but if there is one that will verify email and phone numbers too, even better.

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Apr 18, 1:45 PM

paramétrage ID group notification par flux

Bonjour, Je souhaite mettre en place un flux de notifications pour informer des utilisateurs du changement de statut des opportunités. Ces utilisateurs sont le propriétaire du projet mais également des utilisateurs externes à l'équipe du projet. Je n'arrive pas à configurer l'attribution pour identifier le groupe public que j'ai créé. Concrètement, je ne sais pas quoi saisir dans le champ valeur sur la 2eme capture pour spécifier l'ID d'un groupe public. Merci d'avance pour votre aide ;)

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Today, 3:57 PM

How to configure click-to-call from screen flow

Hi Everyone,

I have a screen flow that displays a data table of contacts along with their phone numbers. I would like users to be able to click on a phone number to initiate a call using omni-channel. Currently, when they click a phone number, a popup appears asking them to choose which app to use.

How can I configure it so that it functions the same way as it does within a case? In a case, clicking a phone number directly places the call without any additional prompts.