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description: If Re-evaluate Workflow Rules After Field Change is enabled for a field update action, and a field update results in a change to the value of the field, Salesforce reevaluates all workflow rules on the object.
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# Field Updates That Reevaluate Workflow Rules

If Re-evaluate Workflow Rules After Field Change is enabled for a field update action, and a field update results in a change to the value of the field, Salesforce reevaluates all workflow rules on the object.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- If the field update changes the field’s value, all workflow rules on the associated object are reevaluated. Any workflow rules whose criteria are met as a result of the field update are triggered.
- If any of the triggered workflow rules result in another field update that’s also enabled for workflow rule reevaluation, a domino effect occurs, and more workflow rules can be reevaluated as a result of the newly triggered field update. This cascade of workflow rule reevaluation and triggering can happen up to five times after the initial field update that started it.
- Make sure that your workflow rules aren’t set up to create recursive loops. For example, if a field update for Rule1 triggers Rule2, and a field update for Rule2 triggers Rule1, the recursive triggers can cause your organization to exceed its limit for workflow time triggers per hour.
- In a batch update, workflow is only retriggered on the entities where there’s a change.
- Only workflow rules on the same object as the initial field update are reevaluated and triggered.
- Only workflow rules that didn’t fire before are retriggered.
- Cross-object workflow rules aren’t candidates for reevaluation.
- [Cross-object field updates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.workflow_cross_object_field_updates.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For all custom objects and some standard objects, you can create actions where a change to a detail record updates a field on the related main record. Cross-object field updates work for custom-to-custom master-detail relationships, custom-to-standard master-detail relationships, and a few standard-to-standard master-detail relationships.") that cause a field value to change don’t trigger workflow rule reevaluation on the associated object.
- An approval process can specify a field update action that reevaluates workflow rules for the updated object. If, however, the reevaluated workflow rules include a cross-object field update, those cross-object field updates are ignored.
- Time-dependent actions aren't executed for a reevaluated workflow rule in the following situations:
    
    - The reevaluated workflow rule’s immediate actions cause the record to no longer meet the workflow rule criteria.
    - An Apex `after` trigger that is executed as a result of a workflow or approvals action causes the record to no longer meet the workflow rule criteria.

#### See Also

- [Considerations for Field Update Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.workflow_field_update_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Learn how to use field update actions to their full potential in workflow.")