# What is Workflow Rule?

> A Workflow Rule is Salesforce's original declarative automation: when a record meets criteria, it can update a field, send an email, create a task or send an outbound message. Salesforce has replaced Workflow Rules with Flow and recommends migrating them.

Source: https://synconai360.com/glossary/workflow-rule

## Why it matters

Workflow Rules often survive for years in older orgs, quietly updating fields that newer automation also touches.

## In SyncOnAI 360

The audit flags active Workflow Rules as legacy automation, with evidence and an effort estimate for moving them to Flow.

## Related terms

- [Process Builder](https://synconai360.com/glossary/process-builder)
- [Salesforce Flow](https://synconai360.com/glossary/salesforce-flow)
- [Salesforce technical debt](https://synconai360.com/glossary/technical-debt)