How to Compare Validation Rules in Salesforce across multiple Orgs?

Published: Mar 09 2021

Last Updated: Apr 29 2026

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For any Admin or Developer, there are times when you need to compare validation rules in Salesforce across multiple orgs, whether for audits, sandbox to production analysis, or org consolidation.

The problem is that doing this manually is slow and error-prone. You have to open each validation rule, review its logic and error messages, and then match them across orgs, which makes the process inefficient and risky.

To overcome this, BOFC (Bulk Object Field Creator) provides a faster and more reliable way to compare validation rules in Salesforce with accuracy and ease.


✅ How BOFC makes Validation Rules Comparison Effortless?

With BOFC, users can instantly compare validation rules—within the same org or across multiple orgs—in just a few clicks. No more opening records one-by-one.

Key Benefits:

  • ⚙️ Bulk Comparison: Compare multiple validation rules side by side

  • 🔁 Cross-Org Support: Compare rules between different Salesforce orgs

  • 🧩 Supports All Objects: Standard, Custom, and even Managed Package objects

  • 🧠 Simple & Intuitive: User-friendly interface, no coding required

  • ⏱️ Saves Time: Drastically reduces manual effort and human error

Whether you’re a solo admin or part of a dev team, BOFC simplifies the process and boosts productivity.

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Simple Steps to Compare Validation Rules in Salesforce

1. Open the BOFC Home > Click “Compare Multiple Validation Rules across multiple orgs”

Compare Validation Rules across multiple orgs

2. It will open below screen for “Compare Validation Rules” page

bulk Compare Validation Rules

User can compare validation rules across multiple Salesforce orgs. Click on Manage Org Details to add any new org,
otherwise go to next step 3.

How to add new org using “Manage Org Details” button?

Once “Manage Org details” is clicked, then click on “New Environment” button to add a details for current org.

Manage Org details

Add details for current environment and Save it (Click ? infront of each field for any help)

details for current environment

Once details are added and saved, then close this “Manage Environment” popup and it will show the same validation rule page.

3. Select any two org from “Select Org” dropdown and click “Compare Validation Rules”. It will show below screen.

Select Org to Compare Validation Rules

Above image has some features (each number has its description as below):

  1. Choose the type of operation as “Compare across Multiple Orgs”
  2. Select at least two orgs to Compare
  3. Enter the API name of the object in the First Selected Org
  4. Enter the API name of the object in the Second Selected Org
  5. Click “Compare Validation Rules” button to initiate Comparison process

4. Once “Compare Validation Rules” is clicked, and it will display a side by side comparison of Validation rules across multiple orgs.

Validation rules across multiple orgs.

Above image has many features (each number has its description as below):

  1. Display validation rules of first selected org
  2. Display validation rules of second selected org
  3. You can change the view of comparison results. It can display data for all validation rules of both selected orgs, or it can show only common validation rules or non-common validation rules.


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