Hello, #AwesomeAdmins! Today, I’d like to introduce you to custom permissions, a fairly underutilized configuration feature that’s been around since Winter ’15. While this is more heavily used in code, it’s also available for use by admins. In fact, I believe every admin should have this feature in their superpower tool belt. So, what are […]
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Editor’s note: This post was updated on October 27, 2022, with the latest information and resources. If you’ve been keeping watch, you may have noticed there’s been a lot of investment in each release to enhance features in Flow Builder, the no/low-code solution for automation. If you caught the Winter ’22 or Winter ’23 Admin […]
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With the Salesforce acquisition of Slack, Salesforce is realizing a major goal: to help people work from anywhere in this new all-digital world. Salesforce Admins have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this world by using Slack to surface the information their customers need when they need it. Salesforce Admins are well-positioned to […]
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Get ready for Winter ’22 I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to give up the summer for fall, let alone winter. Brrrrrr… But, alas, here we are, getting ready for Winter ’22. Last week, I shared posts featuring Winter ’22 Release highlights for admins and users as a part of Learn MOAR. Those […]
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Follow and complete a Learn MOAR Winter ’22 trailmix for admins or developers by October 31 to earn a special community badge and enter for a chance to win one of five $200 USD Salesforce Certification vouchers. Restrictions apply. Learn how to participate and review the Official Rules by visiting the Trailhead Quests page. Prep […]
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Follow and complete a Learn MOAR Winter ’22 trailmix for admins or developers by October 31 to earn a special community badge and enter for a chance to win one of five $200 USD Salesforce Certification vouchers. Restrictions apply. Learn how to participate and review the Official Rules by visiting the Trailhead Quests page. Who’s […]
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Join us and discover the new Winter ’22 Release features for admins and developers. We know each release brings with it lots of amazing new functionality and there can be a lot to digest. With Learn MOAR, we’re packaging the release and bringing it to you in an easy-to-digest format with blogs, videos, and more. […]
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As #AwesomeAdmins, you wear many hats. You’re busy working on the newest enhancements, managing and training users, ensuring your org is secure, troubleshooting issues, maintaining the org roadmap, and working the backlog. Essentially, you’re the keeper of your org. You also need to perform periodic reviews and spring clean your org, as needed, to ensure […]
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As you build solutions, you often need to reference a component or text, whether it be a record type, permission set, queue, or user. What do you do? The quickest way is to reference the Salesforce ID. One and done. But is it the best way? A best practice in technology is to not reference […]