Visualizer Validation Rules Salesforce

A Visual Studio Code extension to easily view and edit Salesforce Validation Rules formulas in XML format.

⚙️ Features

• View full Salesforce Validation Rules (<errorConditionFormula> tag) with a clean formatted preview.
• View only the selected XML snippet.
• Edit the formula in a Webview panel and save changes back to the original XML file.
• Two commands provided:
  • Visualize Validation Rule — opens the entire Validation Rule XML. - Ctrl + Shift + V
  • Visualize Selection Only — opens just the current text selection.

🖼️ Examples

🖼️ View and Edit Salesforce Validation Rules

Description	PrintScreen
Validation Rules - 1
Validation Rules - 2
Validation Rules - 3
Validation Rules - 4

🖼️ View and Edit Others Formulas (Selection Only)

Description	PrintScreen
Selection Only - 1
Selection Only - 2

📦 Requirements

• Visual Studio Code version 1.70 or higher
• Salesforce project with Validation Rule XML files

🛠️ Commands

Activate commands via Ctrl+Shift+P and typing the command name.

🧪 How it works

• Detects the active XML document or the current selection.
• Parses and shows content in a Webview panel.
• Allows editing and saving directly back into the original XML file.

⚠️ Known Issues

• Only XML files are supported.
• The <errorConditionFormula> tag must exist for full validation rule preview.
  • If the tag does not exist, you can select a formula snippet to view.
• Save button will not appear if no selection or unsupported file is active.

📓 Release Notes

1.0.0

• Initial release with:
  • Full Validation Rule preview and edit
  • Selection-only preview and edit
  • Webview-based editing and saving

Enjoy coding your Salesforce Validation Rules with Visualizer Validation Rules Salesforce!