## TL;DR

Territory rules point at the old org chart: renamed territories, deactivated users, and stale criteria. Update the rule model to the new structure, re-run assignment for the affected accounts, and verify coverage. Assignment is a batch job; it does not self-heal after a reorg.

## Error

```text
(No error; the symptom is accounts with no territory or the wrong territory after the reorg.)
```

## Steps

1. Open the territory model and compare it to the new org chart. Expected: you find renamed, split, or deleted territories.
2. Update the assignment rules to the new territory names and criteria. Expected: rules reflect the current structure.
3. Replace inactive users in territory assignments with their successors. Expected: no territory points at a deactivated user.
4. Run territory assignment for the affected accounts (the batch job, not record by record). Expected: accounts get their new territories.
5. Audit the leftovers: accounts with no territory after the run need a rule or a manual assignment. Expected: full coverage.

## When to use

- Accounts are mis-territoried after a reorg.
- Territory rules reference old team names.
- After merging or splitting territories.

## When not to use

- Lead assignment rules (separate engine).
- Owner changes blocked by sharing rules.

## Tool compatibility

- Salesforce territory management; assignment batch jobs.
- Enterprise Territory Management model.

## Variant phrasings

### accounts unassigned after reorg

Rules were never updated; update and re-run.

### territory model out of date

Same fix from the model side.

## Why it happens

Territory assignment is rule-driven and point-in-time. A reorg changes the reality the rules describe, but nobody re-runs the job, so accounts keep their stale territories indefinitely.

## Edge cases

- Running assignment during business hours can briefly flip ownership; schedule off-hours.
- Accounts matching multiple rules need priority order defined; check it.
- Historical reporting by old territory needs the old model preserved or mapped.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_V03TtJROmDIj-sNAJyE5Xg

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