I had a LinkedIn inquiry today about how they could allow some fields on the Account record to be editable when the Account record was initially created but make them read-only later when the record has been saved. Component Visibility for Page Sections, along with Dynamic Forms will allow us to achieve this. Edit Read…
(Paid Advertisement) Getting clicks on your website feels great, but how is that contributing to your long-term success? Focusing on turning those web visitors into leads means your web traffic becomes a valuable lead-generation resource and not just a marketing tool. If your website is allowing users to simply enter and exit without prompting any…
Salesforce User Access Policies will be Generally Available in the Summer ’24 release. Configuring these policies can make onboarding new users so much simpler. To use them, first you need to enable some settings. If you select the first one, the second one will be automatically selected. Next, click New User Access Policy. In this…
Add descriptions to Salesforce Fields – it’s not just best practice but also helps get you ready for Generative AI. These descriptions are critical as the prompt builders use them to understand the field usage. See here for more detail about how these descriptions are used (Elements Cloud). Summary: Create a new report type using…
(sponsored content) Establish End-to-End Business Processes with Salesforce Files Working with files is a common and crucial aspect of business operations. It’s important that documents are managed efficiently to enhance productivity and collaboration rather than hinder it. Manually handling documents isn’t the best idea especially when standardized tasks need to be performed on them. We…
Configuring Salesforce Duplicate Rules helps to prevent new duplicate records from being created. Duplicate records are a huge problem in Salesforce if you do not manage them carefully. They can cause serious problems for Sales, Service, and Marketing teams and can destroy the experience for customers. Note: Configuring Salesforce Duplicate Rules does not help identify…
Salesforce Page Layouts are Dead – (there I said it again!) Are we ready to retire Page Layouts? Update: We had some vigorous discussions on LinkedIn over a 24-hour period. We found that Page Layouts (although they should probably be put out to pasture) are intertwined into many other Salesforce features beyond just the actual…
Orgkit Review – a new product that replaces and improves on an old favorite. Bulk Update Field and Object Security I’ve been a keen supporter of the free Power Profile Tools utility for several years. It was helpful when I needed to view or update the Field Level Security for many Salesforce user profiles. The…
(Sponsored Content) Sending surveys and collecting feedback underpins the growth and success of any organization. Whether it be measuring customer satisfaction, net promoter scores, or finding out if your employees are happy in the workplace, sending surveys and gathering survey data gives you deeper insight into your organization’s strengths and weaknesses. This empowers you to…
Salesforce Security Analogy: Having trouble understanding Salesforce security? You are not alone. Justin Dux recently posted this on LinkedIn and I added a bit more to it. He originally got it from a Salesforce Instructor. Here is the detailed Salesforce Security Analogy: User Access You have a visitor pass that allows you entry to the…
