We sometime run into Form Validation in Salesforce Standard Page Layout that requires us to think a bit harder. The requirement was to have the user to either fill out all the fields in the section or leave the entire section empty. In other words, if the user starts to input information into the section, all [...]
In Salesforce, we find the ability to embed a Visualforce Page in a Standard Page Layout very handy. As we’ve started to do more in Lightning Experience UI, we've explored how to do the same in Lightning. One of our Modules, Fleet Tracking, uses this technique and we want to share how to accomplish this. In [...]
Salesforce has a neat feature where you can connect your Web form to Salesforce's Lead Object. This means when a prospect on your website submits a form entry, a new Lead record is automatically created in your Salesforce org. Here are the steps to create this form. 1) Add additional fields in Lead Object Lead object [...]
Another busy month! Everyone was talking about Salesforce’s Wave platform, what it is, and its features. I read a great review for the Salesforce 2015 State of Marketing Report, which reminded me just how important mobile applications, marketing analytics, and customer relationship management tools are; plus an article highlighting Salesforces’s updates and features for the Summer [...]
Salesforce has a neat feature where you can connect your Web form to Salesforce's Lead Object. This means when a prospect on your website submits a form entry, a new Lead record is automatically created in your Salesforce org. Here are the steps to create this form. 1) Add additional fields in Lead Object Lead object [...]
The good people at Traction on Demand invited me to their annual event as both a Salesforce customer and as someone in the industry. Traction on Demand is a Vancouver-based Salesforce Consulting / Technology company with over 140 employees. Overall, it was very well organized and engaging. They also provided food and drinks throughout the day. [...]
Salesforce is not just your CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system… it can run your whole business. It is an entire platform waiting to be manipulated and integrated specifically for your needs. Salesforce1 Platform gives you the ability to control and visualize your business processes, trend performances, engage with your customers and employees, and much more. The [...]
I couldn't attend the last two meetups so I was determined to go this time. The topic interested me because I am a huge proponent of testing. I've heard of Test-driven development methodology but ApexMock puts this approach into practical steps in Salesforce development world. Jesse Altman gave his off-site presentation and Radmila our Meetup host shared [...]
I had a neat experience of teaching a group of elementary students how to code. My wife works at a French Immersion school as a teacher and they were doing this cool unit on programming. To prepare for our session, she got her students to do classroom surveys so that we can put the result data [...]
I started on a project using Lightning Components and Lightning App Builder. I went through the Lightning Tutorial on Trailhead (https://developer.salesforce.com/trailhead) but I needed more examples. I have been following Jeff Douglas' blog for some time now and this post really gave me a head start. http://blog.jeffdouglas.com/2014/10/14/tutorial-build-your-first-lightning-component/