Tag Archives: Salesforce Flow Best Practices

Salesforce Flow Fault Paths: How to Handle Errors, Log Failures, and Prevent Flow Errors [In-Progress]

If you’ve built Flows for any length of time, you’ve probably had this morning. You open your inbox and there it is: an email with the subject line “Error Occurred During Flow” and a wall of text underneath it. Meanwhile, a sales rep is messaging you because they clicked Save and got a scary red… Read More: Salesforce Flow Fault Paths: How to Handle Errors, Log Failures,… »

How to Bypass Validation Rules in Salesforce Record-Triggered Flows

While migrating automation is usually straightforward, developers may encounter an unexpected issue: a Flow performing the same update as a Workflow Rule fails because of a Validation Rule.This happens because Workflow Rules and Flows behave differently during Salesforce’s order of execution. Validation Rule Business Requirement An organization has implemented a Validation Rule that prevents users… Read More: How to Bypass Validation Rules in Salesforce Record-Triggered Flows »

One-Click Approvals in Salesforce: Automate Approval Processes Using Autolaunched Flows

Approval Processes in Salesforce are essential for managing purchase requests, expenses, contracts, and other business approvals in a controlled and trackable way. However, Salesforce doesn’t provide a simple “Submit for Approval” button out of the box for custom objects unless additional automation is used. By combining an Autolaunched Flow with a Salesforce Approval Process, we… Read More: One-Click Approvals in Salesforce: Automate Approval Processes Using Autolaunched Flows »