WFR
Workflow Rule
A legacy automation tool in Salesforce that evaluates records and triggers actions like email alerts, field updates, and outbound messages. Replaced by Flow for new automation.
Example use case
An admin migrates a WFR that sends an email alert when a high-priority Case is created to a Record-Triggered Flow for better maintainability.
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