Workflow automation
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What this topic is really about
Approval Processes orchestrate multi-step approval with assigned approvers, recall, and rejection paths. Validation Rules enforce data integrity at save. Workflow Rules (superseded by Flow) automate field updates.
Salesforce now directs admins to Flow Builder for new automation, as Workflow Rules and Process Builder are being retired. Apex triggers are code-based and require a developer, whereas Flow is a declarative, point-and-click tool.
See the mechanism
Approval Processes orchestrate multi-step approval with assigned approvers, recall, and rejection paths. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
Which feature automates multi-step approval chains?
- Identify what the question tests: Which feature automates multi-step approval chains.
- Approval Processes orchestrate multi-step approval with assigned approvers, recall, and rejection paths.
- Validation Rules enforce data integrity at save.
- Workflow Rules (superseded by Flow) automate field updates.
- Page Layouts control UI only.
Traps the examiner sets
- Read each option carefully — distractors on Workflow automation are designed to look plausible.
- Re-check the exact wording of the question stem before committing to an answer.
- Watch the qualifiers ("always", "only", "except") that flip a correct-looking option.
Test your recall
Answer each from memory — you'll see instantly whether you're right and why.
Run a focused 10-question mini-mock on Workflow automation and see it stick.
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