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miteshsuramiteshsura 

deactivate validation rule in APEX

Hi,

 

Is there a way to deactive a validation rule in APEX. I want to update a record from APEX, but do not want to fire Validation rule, if the same rule is fired from UI, validation rule should fire. 

 

I am thinking to deactive just before record.update and active again. Can this be done? Is there any other way to acheive this? 

 

thanks for the time.

Mitesh

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bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

The way we've handled this in the past is to set a field on the record to indicate it was updated programmatically and adjust the validation rule to exclude those records that have that field set.

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bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

The way we've handled this in the past is to set a field on the record to indicate it was updated programmatically and adjust the validation rule to exclude those records that have that field set.

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miteshsuramiteshsura

why I did not think of that before?? probably I come from tradtional development background.. thanks for the idea.. 
anilmcaanilmca
Hey bob, This approach is not working for me, because i have validation rule which is dependent on newly Added field, whenever we set a value to that field, validation also get fired. please suggest if any solution for that. Thanks in Advance.
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

Can you explain what you mean by newly added field? 
Bala.DamaBala.Dama
Please go through below url. you will get some idea how to do. Its worked for me.
http://bobbuzzard.blogspot.in/2011/11/bypass-validation-rules-from-apex.html
Ezra Kenigsberg @ BCEzra Kenigsberg @ BC
Here's a better way to bypass Validation Rules (https://sites.google.com/site/ezrakenigsberg/blog/abetterwaytobypassdatavalidation)--involves fewer steps.