Salesforce has introduced numerous declarative automation tools and features in recent times, significantly decreasing the reliance on Apex code. However, despite these advancements, developers still rely on Batch Apex when dealing with a high volume of records.What is Batch Apex?Batch Apex is used for processing a large number of records. Since the code is run asynchronously, the records are processed within platform limits. Once the batch Apex job is invoked,… Read More
It isn’t news that the Salesforce ecosystem is growing. Last year, there were more than 5 acquisitions, 50 major enhancements and new features to the Salesforce multi-cloud, and the company itself issued revenue guidance of $13.23-13.24 billion. For those working in the ecosystem, this translated to a prediction that 3.3 million jobs would be created in the Salesforce economy by 2022. That works out at over one million jobs a year… Read More
When building in Salesforce, it is essential to keep in mind the order of execution of the different components that make up a Salesforce build. These components consist of almost anything you can think of, from Point-and-Click to well-written code. In the image below, you can see the order of operations that Salesforce follows when taking such components into account.An example of a basic order of operations can be: first… Read More
By: Warren Mangahas With an ever-expanding number of social media platforms, the need for companies to accommodate third-party logins is increasingly paramount. Even if you have a fantastic Salesforce Community set up, full of valuable resources and a vibrant user-base, the idea of having to sign up on another site and memorize another password may just be enough to turn someone off from signing up. This is where Salesforce Social Sign-On… Read More
By Amelia Brewin Sorting objects is a requirement that comes up from time to time. It can be as simple as ordering by a simple number field (such as Opportunities priority) or more complex ordering involving multiple fields. Luckily for us Salesforce has the Comparable Interface. With a handy wrapper class that implements Comparable and takes our object in the constructor we can define our own ordering. This list is… Read More
