How to activate and deactivate validation rules.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Essentials, Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To view field validation rules: | View Setup and Configuration |
| To define or change field validation rules: | Customize Application |
- From the management settings for the relevant object, go to Validation Rules.
- Click Edit next to the rule you want to activate.
- To activate the rule, select Active, and save your changes.
- To deactivate the rule, deselect Active, and save your changes.
Note The detail page of a custom activity field doesn’t list associated validation rules.