How to Export Validation Rules in Salesforce for multiple objects?

If you’re a Salesforce Admin or Developer, you know how time-consuming it can be to export validation rules — especially when working across multiple objects.

Manually handling each rule for every Standard or Custom object isn’t just tedious — it eats up valuable hours.

💡 The Better Way? Use BOFC.

Bulk Object Field Creator (BOFC) is a powerful AppExchange solution built to simplify bulk operations in Salesforce — including exporting multiple validation rules at once.


🔍 Why Choose BOFC for Validation Rule Exports?

  • Works across Standard and Custom Objects

  • ✅ Export multiple validation rules in a single go

  • ✅ Perform actions on rules from one or many objects at the same time

  • ✅ Requires no complex setup — just a few simple clicks

  • ✅ Saves you hours of manual work and reduces human error

Note:

To avail this feature, kindly make sure you have installed the latest version of the application. You can upgrade your package using either of two ways:

  1. In Salesforce, go to “BOFC Home > Settings > App Version > Click to Upgrade” — or —
  2. Refer the below button to quickly upgrade your package to the latest version and explore its complete benefits:

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Few Simple Steps to Export Salesforce Validation Rules:-

1. Open the BOFC Home > Click Bulk Create ,Update, Delete & Export Validation Rules

Export Validation Rules in salesforce

2. It will open below screen for validation rules.

Bulk Validation Rule

3. Select the “Type of Operation as Export” from the dropdown and screen looks like below image:-

Type of Operation as Export

 

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

  • Select the type of operation as Export from the dropdown.
  • User can Select single or multiple objects from the dropdown
  • Click on Download Validation Rules Button to export validation rules.

4. Once Download Validation Rules Button is clicked, it will downloaded all the rules for selected object in xls file and once sheet Is opened it looks as per image below:

Download Validation Rules

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