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Unclear Which Fields Are Truly Utilized in Your Salesforce org? Here’s the Fix

By
Paul Bircham
May 1, 2025
2
min read
Product
Salesforce Administrators

You open an object—and hundreds of fields stare back. Which ones actually matter? Which are just clutter?As your company evolves, new fields get added, old requirements fade, and tech debt quietly builds up. Multiple teams, geos, and business units all contribute, but cleanup? That rarely happens.

The result: a messy org that frustrates admins and overwhelms users.

A Drag on User Experience

Imagine hunting for the right field.  End users waste time.  Page layouts feel overwhelming.
Sales reps and service agents click through sea after sea of irrelevant fields. They lose focus. Frustration grows. Productivity drops. Your Salesforce implementation is starting to resemble a maze of data.

Flawed Point-in-Time Tools

You try a field analysis tool and it will happily show you usage and what your data looks like right now. Great—if you only cared about now.
But what about fields vital during a process that end-up empty afterward? These ephemera go missing in the report and you risk pruning essential fields.
Then you have to backtrack when someone complains, which is annoying, time-consuming, and erodes end-user trust.

Processity to the Rescue

Processity Audit Trail can help! It doesn’t just capture a snapshot, it can track every field—and every value—throughout your entire business process.
From first click to final record close.  Fields used only briefly are recorded. Nothing slips through the cracks.

Continuous Field Insights

With Processity, you get a full picture over your entire process lifecycle. See which fields drive key processes. Spot fields that gather dust. Identify those rare but critical fields used mid-process.
You won’t delete something vital by mistake. Your cleanup is informed by real usage data.

Rationalize with Confidence

Now you can plan your rationalization efforts around fields that truly add value—and confidently archive the rest. Streamline page layouts to boost end-user productivity and reduce admin overhead. The result? A leaner, more efficient org.

Taming Tech Debt

With Processity, your org’s tech debt is finally under control. Maintenance becomes easier, your Salesforce instance runs more smoothly, and users can quickly find the fields they need. Admins can shift focus from cleanup to innovation, and you preserve trust in your data and business processes—all thanks to Processity.

Paul Bircham
Product Manager
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