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  • shradha jain

    Member
    August 7, 2018 at 5:10 am

    Hello Anjali,

    When you save a record with an insert, update, or upsert statement.

    Salesforce performs the following events in order:
    1. On the server, Salesforce:Loads the original record from the database or initializes the record for an upsert statement.
    2. Loads the new record field values from the request and overwrites the old values.If the request came from a standard UI edit page, Salesforce runs system validation to check the record for:

    • Compliance with layout-specific rules
    • Required values at the layout level and field-definition level
    • Valid field formats
    • Maximum field length
      When the request comes from other sources, such as an Apex application or a SOAP API call, Salesforce validates only the foreign keys. Before executing a trigger, Salesforce verifies that any custom foreign keys do not refer to the object itself.Salesforce runs user-defined validation rules if multiline items were created, such as quote line items and opportunity line items.

    3.Executes all before triggers.
    4. Runs most system validation steps again, such as verifying that all required fields have a non-null value, and runs any user-defined validation rules. The only system validation that Salesforce doesn't run a second time (when the request comes from a standard UI edit page) is the enforcement of layout-specific rules.
    5. Executes duplicate rules. If the duplicate rule identifies the record as a duplicate and uses the block action, the record is not saved and no further steps, such as after triggers and workflow rules, are taken.
    6. Saves the record to the database, but doesn't commit yet.
    7. Executes all after triggers.
    8. Executes assignment rules.
    9. Executes auto-response rules.
    10. Executes workflow rules.
    11. If there are workflow field updates, updates the record again.
    12. If the record was updated with workflow field updates, fires before update triggers and after update triggers one more time (and only one more time), in addition to standard validations. Custom validation rules, duplicate rules, and escalation rules are not run again.
    13. Executes processes and flows launched via processes and flow trigger workflow actions.When a process or flow executes a DML operation, the affected record goes through the save procedure.
    14. Executes escalation rules.
    15. Executes entitlement rules.
    16. If the record contains a roll-up summary field or is part of a cross-object workflow, performs calculations and updates the roll-up summary field in the parent record. Parent record goes through save procedure.
    17. If the parent record is updated, and a grandparent record contains a roll-up summary field or is part of a cross-object workflow, performs calculations and updates the roll-up summary field in the grandparent record. Grandparent record goes through save procedure.
    18.Executes Criteria Based Sharing evaluation.
    19. Commits all DML operations to the database.
    20. Executes post-commit logic, such as sending email.

    Thanks.

  • Parul

    Member
    September 23, 2018 at 8:50 am

    1. The original record is loaded from the database (or initialized for an insert statement)
    2. The new record field values are loaded from the request and overwrite the old values
    3. All before triggers execute (TRIGGERS)
    4. System validation occurs, such as verifying that all required fields have a non-null value, and running any user-defined validation rules (VALIDATIONS)
    5. The record is saved to the database, but not yet committed
    6. All after triggers execute
    7. Assignment rules execute
    8. Auto-response rules execute
    9. Workflow rules execute (WORKFLOW)
    10. If there are workflow field updates, the record is updated again
    11. If the record was updated with workflow field updates, before and after triggers fire one more time (and only one more time)
    12. Escalation rules execute
    13. All DML operations are committed to the database
    14. Post-commit logic executes, such as sending email

  • William

    Member
    February 27, 2019 at 6:18 am

    When you save a record with an insert, update, or upsert statement, Salesforce performs the following events in order.

    1.      The original record is loaded from the database

    2.      System Validation Rules.

    3.      Executes all before triggers.

    4.      Custom Validation rules.

    5.      Executes all after triggers.

    6.      Executes assignment rules.

    7.      Executes auto-response rules.

    8.      Executes workflow rules.

    9.      If there are workflow field updates, updates the record again.

    10.   If the record was updated with workflow field updates, fires before and after triggers one more time. Custom validation rules are not run again.

    11.   Process Builder (PB)

    12.  If process builder update any field then before and after triggers are executed one more time if the workflow rule updates a field (BT & AT)

    13.   Executes escalation rules.

    14.   If the record contains a roll-up summary field or is part of a cross-object workflow, performs calculations and updates the roll-up summary field in the parent record. Parent record goes through save procedure.

    15.   If the parent record is updated, and a grand-parent record contains a roll-up summary field or is part of a cross-object workflow, performs calculations and updates the roll-up summary field in the parent record. Grand-parent record goes through save procedure.

    16.   Executes Criteria Based Sharing evaluation.

    17.   Commits all DML operations to the database.

    18.   Executes post-commit logic. Ex: Sending email.

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