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How to Read an Object's Execution Graph

The execution graph shows, for one Salesforce object, the entry points that act on it (record saves, API calls, scheduled jobs, events…) and the business rules and writes they trigger downstream.

Prerequisites​

  • Access to the aprity web portal, on any plan.
  • A published documentation version that includes the object.

Open the graph​

  1. In the portal, open the object's page (use the search, Ctrl+K or ⌘K, to find it by name).
  2. In the object's action bar, click View execution graph.

If the Execution graph page opens without an object, pick one with Search for an object….

If the object has no trigger, flow or other automation in the current version, the page says so: the graph appears as soon as an entry point is detected.

Read the graph​

  • Entry points are grouped by type: On create, On update, On delete, Via API, Scheduled jobs, Events, Asynchronous. Each group shows how many entry points it holds and how many are connected to rules.
  • Expand a group (chevron) to see its members, then expand a node to follow what it triggers downstream: business rules, technical steps, other objects and external systems.
  • Click a node to open the Node detail panel: its type, the event, the execution phase, the condition (When) and the action (Then) when documented, and a link to its documentation page.
  • Use Zoom in, Zoom out and Fit to adjust the view.
  • Use Filter to show only some node types.
  • Switch between Graph and Table for a list view of the same nodes.
  • Collapse all returns to the grouped overview.
tip

To see the save order instead of the downstream chain, use the object's Business rule register and group it By execution order: the Order column shows which phase of the Salesforce save cycle each rule runs in. Rules in the same phase share the same number, because Salesforce defines no order between them.