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Utilizing the Tooling API to Query Deployment Information
User Story Today we are going to cover a worst case scenario. Something was deployed to Production that shouldn’t have been, but we don’t know which deployment holds the answer. The UI for deployments is clunky and doesn’t allow us to see who deployed what without clicking into the individual deployment. This is a hassle,…
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Thinking of changing careers into Salesforce? Read this!
Today, we’ll be talking about how to make the switch into Salesforce development from a service role. If you’re reading this, you probably already know this, but my name is Evelyn, and I’m a software developer. I’ve been working as a software developer for just about three years now. I started my first programming job…
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Regular Expression to Escape SOQL/SOSL Inputs
User Story We want to create a table with search, sort, and pagination functionality. Over the course of the next several posts, we are going to look at two possible ways to achieve this, with either server-side or client-side functionality. We will start with the basics of searching: writing our queries. If you would like…
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Width-Aware Collapsible Table
User Story We want to create a lightning__RecordPage component that displays a table that looks different whether it is in a main region or a sidebar, which means that, by default, the component is responsive and mobile friendly. For this example, we will be using the relationship between the Account and Contact objects in Salesforce…
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Querying Distinct Values in SOQL: Approval Process Work Items
User Story We want to get a list of approval processes that have work items that are dependent on a user that is no longer active, and we want to do it without using Apex. Background There is no DISTINCT function in SOQL, so we’re going to have to do some Aggregate Query magic. Solution…
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Creating Dynamic Charts with Chart.JS – Part One: Palindromic Sentences
User Story This is a pretty basic Intro to JavaScript problem (and common interview and homework problem!) that we will be solving via Salesforce. We want to input a sentence or phrase and determine whether or not what we have entered is a palindrome. For kicks and giggles, we also want to count the number…
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Creating Child Objects Using Apex REST API
User Story We have an external application that collects Account and Contact information. The application sends information in JSON format. Previously, our sales team input this information manually. Let’s automate the process! Background The Apex REST API allows us to expose our Apex classes and methods to external applications via REST architecture. The Salesforce REST…
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Displaying Captured Geolocation on a Google Map
Introduction Today I’ll be expanding on my previous post, Capturing Geolocation Using Lightning Components. If you don’t need to capture your device’s geolocation for a lead, that’s okay! This tutorial can be used on any object that has a geolocation field. User Story We are selling cookies door to door, and we want to keep track…
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Capturing Geolocation Using Lightning Components
User Story We are selling cookies door to door, and we want to keep track of the houses we’ve hit! We are going to capture the geolocation of each house on a lead object using our phones so that we know who in the neighborhood we talked to. Background Geolocation Custom Fields are available on…
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