Salesforce Fact #545 | $UserRole in formula

We can use $UserRole global variable in formula field and validation rule to get the role of the current user, Similar to flow. However, the 'ParentRoleId' field is not accessible in formula.

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  1. Albert TranOctober 30, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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