CleanForce

Salesforce validation rules should be small, dedicated, and boring

By , Salesforce CTA·1 min read·First shared on LinkedIn,

If you're even close to the character limit, or your error message needs more than one simple sentence, you're probably trying to do too much in one rule.

Split it up. One business rule, one clear message. Breaking giant validation rules into smaller ones is part of every Org cleanup.

Is your Org carrying this kind of dirt?
Book a free 60-minute Salesforce Technical Debt Audit: a score for Usability and Build Quality, and your top cleanup priorities.

More on “Cleanup playbook”

Cleanup playbook · 1 min

Hot take: I don't like Dynamic Forms

I know. Everyone else loves them. Salesforce is pushing them hard, and the demos look great. But after years of working with mature Orgs, I see what they turn into once the demo is over.

Read field note Cleanup playbook · 1 min

Three easy steps to delete unused Fields

Find the unused Fields. "Where is this used?" in Setup, and a search across all Metadata in VS Code or/and use an AI tool if you like. Check the data too, zero references plus an empty…

Read field note Cleanup playbook · 1 min

Pattern unification is part of every good Cleanup

Every Org accumulates patterns. A trigger framework from 2019. Another one from 2022 because the second team didn't like the first one. Error logging that works one way in Service Cloud and…

Read field note
More: Cleanup playbookAll field notes