Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant Test

Are fields hidden by Field-Level Security still subject to Validation Rules?

1. True

2. False

The correct answer is: True

Field-Level Security is a security feature that allows administrators to control the visibility of fields in Salesforce based on user profiles. When a field is hidden by Field-Level Security, it means that certain users cannot see or interact with that field in the user interface. However, even when a field is hidden, it is still part of the underlying data model and can be referenced in validation rules. Validation rules are used to enforce specific criteria on record data to ensure data quality and integrity. These rules are evaluated when a record is created or edited and can apply to any field in the record, regardless of whether the field is visible to the user or hidden due to Field-Level Security settings. This means that if a hidden field has a validation rule associated with it, that rule will still be triggered when appropriate, such as when an Apex trigger or other processes attempt to create or modify records. This ensures that the data integrity rules remain intact, preventing invalid data from being saved into the system, even for fields that are not directly accessible to the user. Therefore, the correct assertion is that fields hidden by Field-Level Security are still subject to validation rules.