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 !!Progress Update on My Food Bank Project: Ensuring Data Integrity with Validation Rules As I continue to work on my Food Bank project, one of the key areas I've focused on is ensuring the accuracy and reliability of product data. To achieve this, I’ve implemented a series of validation rules within Salesforce that help maintain data integrity and prevent common errors. Here are some of the validation rules I’ve created: Prevent Expired Products from Being Saved: Ensures that products with expiration dates within 90 days or 10 days (depending on the product type) cannot be saved. This helps in managing inventory effectively and ensuring that only safe, consumable products are distributed. Product Family Validation: I've created rules to enforce that certain products belong to the correct product family. For example, products categorized under "Milk and Dairy Products" cannot be incorrectly assigned to "Fresh Foods." This helps in maintaining organized and accurate product categories, which is crucial for reporting and inventory management. Category-Specific Product Name Validation: To prevent incorrect data entry, I’ve added rules that validate product names based on their category. For instance, a product in the "Dry Food" family must have a valid product name that corresponds to that category. This reduces errors and ensures consistency across our database. The Benefits of These Validation Rules: Improved Data Accuracy: By preventing invalid entries, these rules ensure that the data we rely on for operations and reporting is accurate and reliable. Streamlined Operations: With accurate categorization and data, the process of managing inventory and distributing products becomes much more efficient, saving time and reducing the risk of mistakes. Enhanced Reporting: Clean and well-organized data leads to better insights and more effective decision-making, which is essential for the success of the Food Bank project. #Agile #Jira #Projectmanagement #SalesforceAdmin #Salesforcedeveloper #SalesforceNonprofit #ValidationRules