How do I prevent validation rules from firing during sync?

Use iSyncSF Automation Control to disable validation rules in the target org before syncing. It uses the Metadata API to deactivate rules and re-enables them after sync completes.

Which automation types does Automation Control support?

Flows, Apex Triggers, Validation Rules, and Workflow Rules.

Is it safe to disable triggers during data migration?

Yes, it is a common best practice. Automation Control tracks which automations were disabled and re-enables them after sync, ensuring no permanent configuration change.

#12. Automation Control

iSyncSF Automation Control lets you disable triggers, validation rules, flows, and workflow rules in your target Salesforce org before running a data sync, then re-enable them afterward. This prevents automations from interfering with bulk data loads and causing sync failures.

Purpose: Automation Control manages the target org's automations (triggers, validation rules, flows, workflow rules) that could interfere with data sync. When records are inserted/updated in the target org, these automations fire and can cause errors (validation rules blocking inserts), unwanted side effects (triggers sending emails), or performance issues (flows running on every record). This feature lets users temporarily disable them before sync and re-enable them after. Where It Fits: Automation Control is used just before executing a sync and immediately after. The typical workflow is: Scan automations -> Disable selected automations -> Run sync -> Re-enable automations. It's particularly important when syncing into production orgs or orgs with complex automation. The feature is accessed from the template management page.

#12.1 Managing Target Org Automations

iSyncSF Automation Control panel listing target-org triggers, validation rules, flows, and workflow rules with disable/enable toggles — Automation Control listing triggers, validation rules, flows, and workflow rules with bulk disable/enable actions

Before syncing data, users often need to temporarily disable automations (triggers, validation rules, flows, workflows) on the target org to prevent interference during data insertion.

What Users Can Do:

Scan Automations - Discover all active automations on the target org for the template's objects:
Validation Rules - Field validation rules
Apex Triggers - Custom trigger code
Workflow Rules - Classic workflow rules
Record-Triggered Flows - Flow Builder automations
View Scan Results - See a complete list of discovered automations with their current status (active/inactive)
Disable Automations - Selectively or bulk disable automations before sync:
Select specific automations to disable
Or disable all at once
Enable Automations - Re-enable automations after sync completes:
Select specific automations to re-enable
Or re-enable all previously disabled automations
Monitor Toggle Progress - Track the progress of disable/enable operations
View Action Results - See which automations were successfully toggled and which failed

Important Notes: - Trigger disabling/enabling uses an asynchronous deployment process and may take a few minutes to verify - The system automatically verifies trigger deployments through a background scheduler (up to 5 retries at 1-minute intervals) - Email notifications are sent when scan and toggle operations complete

#Supported Automation Types

iSyncSF Automation Control can scan, disable, and re-enable the following automation types in the target org:

Apex Triggers: Custom Apex triggers on standard and custom objects
Flows: Record-triggered flows, autolaunched flows, and scheduled flows
Validation Rules: Field-level and cross-object validation rules
Workflow Rules: Classic workflow rules with field updates, email alerts, and outbound messages

#Deploy Time Implications

Disabling and re-enabling automations in the target org is performed via the Salesforce Metadata API, which requires a deployment. Deployments typically take 30 seconds to several minutes depending on the number of components being changed and the target org's deployment queue. Plan for this when scheduling sync jobs — the disable step runs before the sync begins, and the re-enable step runs after the sync completes.

#Re-Enable Requirements

After a sync completes (or is aborted), you should re-enable the automations that were disabled. iSyncSF tracks which specific automations were disabled during the current session, so the re-enable action restores exactly what was changed — it does not enable automations that were already inactive before the sync. If a sync is interrupted unexpectedly, use the Automation Control panel to manually review and re-enable any automations that remain disabled.