[SalesForce] Unable to add time-dependent trigger to workflow rule

The criteria is not checked again in this situation - see below

According to the Time-Based Workflow FAQ, any record which no longer matches the criteria for a time-based workflow will be removed from the queue. This is vague though and doesn't indicate whether a test is performed if the other record is updated.

I would expect that the criteria would work like a formula field, and that the system would at least check for validity when the timer elapses before executing anything, discarding the record in the process - but it seems like I am wrong.

Test Results

I ran a test to see if the criteria would be evaluated again before the workflow actions took place, and it seems like no check is performed.

When changing a field on the second object such that the criteria would not be met, the first record stayed in the queue which is to be expected.

However, the field update I specified was still performed once the time-based rule was processed.

Work Around

If you update the record that's queued such that it doesn't meet the criteria for the work flow, it is removed from the queue. An extention of this is that if you modify object B so that A would fail and then perform a non-changing edit on A (i.e. hit edit and then save) it also gets removed on the queue.

The upshot is that you could create a trigger on B after update, to perform a non-changing edit on all child records (object A) of the records being run through the trigger. This should in turn clear out the non-conforming records from the queue and prevent the workflow field updates etc. from taking place.

This workflow rule fire some time trigger which are currently in pending. for exa: if this field update send email after 30 days or if this record created or no update in last thirty days then send email something like that. Try to find and delete them first. Then you will be able to delete the WF.

Update: To find the WF Queue When a workflow rule that has time-dependent actions is triggered, use the workflow queue to view pending actions and cancel them if necessary.

To view pending actions:

1. From Setup, click Monitoring | Time-Based Workflow.

2. Click Search to view all pending actions for any active workflow rules, or set the filter criteria and click Search to view only the pending actions that match the criteria.

The filter options are:

• Workflow Rule Name: The name of the workflow rule.

• Object: The object that triggered the workflow rule. Enter the object name in the singular form.

• Scheduled Date: The date the pending actions are scheduled to occur.

• Create Date: The date the record that triggered the workflow was created.

• Created By: The user who created the record that triggered the workflow rule.

• Record Name: The name of the record that triggered the workflow rule.

Note : The filter is not case-sensitive.

To cancel pending actions:

1. Select the box next to the pending actions you want to cancel.

2. Click Delete.

or check here.