What type of information can cause Salesforce to not locate references in a destination environment?

Salesforce may struggle to locate references in a destination environment due to a variety of reasons related to environmental discrepancies and dependency issues. Environment-specific variables, unique identifiers within validation rules, and integration endpoint details can all impact how references are resolved during the deployment process.

When working with environment-specific variables, each Salesforce environment (development, testing, production) may have differing settings or configurations. If the deployment expects a variable that is not defined in the target environment or is improperly configured, references that depend on that variable might not work as intended.

Unique identifiers, particularly in validation rules, can also lead to issues if the standard or custom objects are not consistently identified between environments. If a validation rule references an object that has a different identifier or has been modified in one environment but not another, the rule may fail to execute properly.

Finally, issues with integration endpoint details can cause failures in locating references, especially if the integration is expecting to connect to an API or endpoint that does not exist in the destination environment, or if the configurations are not aligned.

When all of these factors are combined, it becomes clear that they can cumulatively affect Salesforce’s ability to locate and resolve references accurately, which is why all the listed factors contribute to the potential for issues during deployment.