Platform Validation Rule Generate

This generates Salesforce validation rule metadata files with proper formula syntax and error handling. It's built for creating new rules from scratch or fixing deployment errors, which is nice because validation rule formulas are notoriously finicky with XML escaping and function usage. The skill knows the common gotchas like wrapping formulas in CDATA sections, not using TEXT() on text fields, and remembering CASE() needs an even number of parameters. It also handles the ambiguity when someone says "update the formula" versus "update the formula to also" by either replacing or appending logic. If you're tired of validation rule deployment failures or just want to scaffold rules faster, this handles the boilerplate and keeps you from making the usual mistakes.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-validation-rule-generate --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

Create validation rules to enforce data quality
Prevent invalid records from being saved
Generate validation rule metadata with formulas
Add business logic validation to objects
Troubleshoot deployment errors related to validation rules

Specification

ValidationRule Metadata Specification

Overview

Validation Rules are declarative metadata components used to enforce data quality and business logic in Salesforce. They evaluate a formula expression when a record is saved and prevent the save operation if the expression returns TRUE.

Purpose

-Enforce business rules at the data layer -Prevent invalid or incomplete records from being saved -Display meaningful error messages to guide users

Required Properties

Core Validation Rule Properties

fullName
- The unique API name of the validation rule
- Must start with a letter
  - Can contain letters, numbers, and underscores
- Cannot end with an underscore
- Cannot contain consecutive underscores
- Cannot exceed 40 character.