Order of Execution Reference

Reference & Cheat SheetsOrder of Execution ReferenceThe documented save order of execution, step by step, with a flowchart, what re-fires and when, how insert, update, upsert, delete, undelete, merge, lead convert, web forms, Bulk API, approvals, screen flows and platform events differ, the partial-success retry behaviour, and ten classic trick questions with answers.Advanced · about 40 minutesWhat you will learn

Recite the 20 documented steps of the save order of execution and where each automation type runs

Predict which steps run again on workflow field updates, after-save flow updates and roll-up summary recalculations

Explain how delete, undelete, merge, lead convert, web forms, Bulk API and approvals differ from a simple insert or update

Describe partial-success (allOrNone = false) retries and their effect on triggers, static variables and limits

Answer common interview and exam trick questions about the order of execution

Contents

The 20 steps (insert, update, upsert)

What re-fires, and when

Operation-specific differences

Partial success: allOrNone = false and the three attempts

Operations that don't fire triggers

Ten classic trick questions

Best practices

Hands-on exercises

Key takeaways