Now that invocable methods are available I wanted to see if I could use them from inside of Skuid. Ideally, it would be great if Skuid could make invocable methods available from the Skuid builder interface similar to the way Process Builder does. It would allow us to write custom
In this article, we will walk through creating custom roll-up summary field logic and how to avoid some common pitfalls. We will also explore various options for initiating a roll-up routine with tools such as Apex Triggers, Batch Apex, and Process Builder. Advantages of Custom Apex Roll-up Summaries Before we
Maps are a critical data type to get to know when developing on the Force.com platform. You can use them in a lot of creative ways to make your code more readable, efficient, and scalable. In this article I thought I would explore some of the ways I use
I switched over to the Ghost.org blogging platform from Wordpress over the weekend and it was surprisingly painless. I have been planning the move all month long and finally decided to work out some time to do it. I had already imported my posts earlier in the month so
Salesforce makes use of polymorphic relationship fields for native lookup fields that can reference multiple objects. The most common fields that use polymorphic relationships are Owner fields and Activity WhatId/WhoId fields. There may come a time when you need to work with these fields and be able to make
I recently had the opportunity to help a buddy of mine troubleshoot an issue that concerned Salesforce.com account shares. The error showed up on the developer message boards from years past but with no clear solution. It was only after explaining the issue to another colleague (Thanks Mike) that
Part 2 of my guest blog post for ShellBlack.com The scenario described in our previous blog post on analyzing data during a migration tells a very realistic story of a user just trying to get her job done while challenged with capturing required information for management. There was no
Part 1 of my guest blog post for ShellBlack.com Data migrations are a necessary part of transitioning from your current system to the Salesforce platform. Because of this, there is a strong case to be made for tools that can easily move data from your current system to Salesforce
I recently came across a requirement to support multi-currency for a rollup trigger where the parent object and child object each maintained their own currencies. The objects where not part of a master-detail relationship (per the requirements) and it was a valid use-case that each object should maintain currency independently.
I spend a lot of time with friends and colleagues discussing recent events in technology, salesforce, and software development. I have always found these conversations to be entertaining and valuable in pulling me out of my own bubble and exposing me to other ideas, concepts, news, or technologies that I