Examples of Validation Rules

Examples of Validation Rules
Sample Account Address Validation Rules
Sample Account Validation Rules
Sample Call Center Validation Rules
Sample Experience Cloud Site Validation Rules
Sample Contact Validation Rules
Sample Cross Object Validation Rules
Sample Date Validation Rules
Sample Number Validation Rules
Sample Opportunity Management Validation Rules
Sample Quote Validation Rules
Sample User, Role, and Profile Validation Rules
Miscellaneous Sample Validation Rules
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Sample Experience Cloud Site Validation Rules

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions

For more information on any of the formula functions used in these examples, see Formula Operators and Functions by Context.

Preventing Offensive Language in Questions

Field Value
Description: Prevents users from entering offensive language in the Title and Description fields when asking a question.
Formula: 
1OR(CONTAINS(Title, 'darn'), CONTAINS(Body, 'darn'))
Error Message: Question title or description contains offensive language.

Preventing Offensive Language in Replies

Field Value
Description: Prevents users from entering offensive language when replying to a question.
Formula: 
1OR(CONTAINS(Body, 'darn'), CONTAINS(Body, 'dang'))
Error Message: Reply contains offensive language.

Preventing Offensive Language in Ideas

Field Value
Description: Prevents users from entering offensive language in the Title and Description fields when posting an idea.
Formula: 
1OR(CONTAINS(Title, 'darn'), CONTAINS(Body, 'darn'))
Error Message: Idea title or description contains offensive language.

Preventing Offensive Language in Idea Comments

Field Value
Description: Prevents users from entering offensive language when posting a comment.
Formula: 
1OR(CONTAINS(CommentBody , 'darn'), CONTAINS(CommentBody, 'dang'))
Error Message: Comment contains offensive language.