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Convert Salesforce Workflow Rules to Flow

Legacy automation migration is behavioral reconstruction, not a mechanical Flow conversion. The Transform workbench reads the source behavior, recommends a testable target, and does not create a new Flow.

Manual
30-90 min per Workflow Rule
With SF Agent
~5 min per rule

The Manual Way

  1. 1Document the Workflow Rule: trigger criteria, immediate actions, time-based actions
  2. 2Create a new Record-Triggered Flow matching the trigger
  3. 3Recreate field updates as Assignment elements
  4. 4Recreate email alerts as Send Email actions
  5. 5Recreate outbound messages as HTTP callout actions
  6. 6Handle time-based actions with Scheduled Paths
  7. 7Deactivate the Workflow Rule, activate the Flow, test everything

With SF Agent

  1. 1Select the Workflow Rule in the Transform Workbench
  2. 2SF Agent reads the rule metadata from your org
  3. 3Reconstructs behavior and recommends a governed Apex or LWC + Apex target
  4. 4Preserves field updates, notifications, timing, security, and exception semantics in the verified target

Example

You type:

Modernize the 'Closed Won Notification' Workflow Rule on Opportunity, preserving the email alert and field update outcomes.

SF Agent generates:
  • Apex service and trigger-handler integration: ClosedWonNotification
  • Entry: After Update, when StageName changes to 'Closed Won'
  • Behavior: set Closed_Date__c and notify Account Owner
  • Evidence: bulk, permission, behavior, regression, and rollback tests

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