This has become a bit of a thing that I do when a new release comes out. It seems that most folks focus on the Lightning side of the release notes, which makes sense since the majority of the new features are geared that way. However, there are still so many companies out there that … Continue reading The Classic Side of Winter ’19 release
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Finding Duplicates using Salesforce Duplicate Jobs
So you have been tasked with finding the duplicates in your Salesforce instance and you are trying to figure out where to start. Well, before you go to all of the different products out there, let me have you take a breath, and be happy as Salesforce has finally provided a way to find Duplicates … Continue reading Finding Duplicates using Salesforce Duplicate Jobs
FocusonForce Platform Developer 1 Review
I recently passed the Platform Developer 1 cert from Salesforce. I have to contribute quite a bit of that success to the FocusonForce practice exams. I have previously written a review about the FocusonForce practice exams and I wanted to bring an updated review based on the Platform Developer 1 practices. Unlike when I took … Continue reading FocusonForce Platform Developer 1 Review
My journey to becoming a DevAdmin
Last year, while looking through LinkedIn, a trend I had previously noticed, was suddenly becoming even more prominent. Jobs that were labeled as Salesforce Admin positions, even those which require only a few years of experience, are asking for candidates who at a minimum had some knowledge or experience with APEX or even Web APIs … Continue reading My journey to becoming a DevAdmin
Tips to Pass CPQ Maintanence Exams
If you have made the leap and successfully achieved gaining the CPQ Specialist exam certification, congrats! Now on to the next hard thing about CPQ, passing their maintenance exams. Unlike the Admin exam which can be passed with just the release notes, passing the CPQ maintenance exams requires a little bit more practice and finesse. … Continue reading Tips to Pass CPQ Maintanence Exams
Scanning Cases for Malicious URLs
One of the biggest cybersecurity threats around today is the existence of phishing, malware or spear phishing URLs. Phishing URLs are URLs that look legitimate but are actually malicious in their intent and designed to steal critical personal information (e.g. login credentials to your corporate account). Within the Salesforce universe, there is a critical point … Continue reading Scanning Cases for Malicious URLs
How To: Using Workbench for Testing
Have you ever created a new flow and the only way to test the flow was to repeatedly create records? I have done this so many times that it could make my head spin. Luckily enough, Workbench can make creating test records really simple and typically don't require as many fields as you would have … Continue reading How To: Using Workbench for Testing
Monitor Setup Audit Trail via Email Alerts
In one of the Salesforce orgs that I work on, there are many users who have the System Administrator profile. While this is not a best practice, especially when they are not all actually admins, the need for those folks to have that profile does exist. When you have a lot of people with those … Continue reading Monitor Setup Audit Trail via Email Alerts
Avoiding Hard Coded Users in Validation Rules
One of the many best practices that Salesforce has is to avoid hard-coding things like IDs because the maintenance of them can become impossible and they can be something easily forgotten (if you're a developer, you'd know that hard-coding is a big No-No). Validation rules are one of the places where hard-coding IDs, especially for … Continue reading Avoiding Hard Coded Users in Validation Rules
Review: Metaforce
One of the search functionalities that are missing from Salesforce is the ability to search anything APEX-related by the name of the class, page, or trigger. As someone who always looks for more quick and simple free tools to use in conjunction with Salesforce, I stumbled upon Metaforce. Metaforce is a multi-faceted tool that has … Continue reading Review: Metaforce
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