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# When Do Rules Execute?

Salesforce processes rules in a certain order.

### Required Editions

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1. Validation rules
2. Assignment rules
3. Auto-response rules
4. Workflow rules (with immediate actions)
5. Escalation rules

#### See Also

- [Set Up Escalation Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.rules_escalation_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Escalation rules automatically escalate cases when the case meets the criteria defined in the rule entry. You can create rule entries, which define criteria for escalating a case, and escalation actions, which define what happens when a case escalates.")