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ARCHIVED - Process Builder Conventions

Best Practices

Process Builder is old, decrepit, and deprecated. You can't create new ones, and if you're editing old ones you should be migrating to Flows instead. This is ARCHIVED content, will never be updated, and is here for history reasons.

Grouping fields

Best Practices Field Conventions

If the organization is home to multiple services, the field API name SHOULD be prepended with the name of the service that required the field, followed by an underscore. This MUST NOT be the case if there is only one service using the object. If several...

Tech tools

Links to other tools that may be useful when dealing with Salesforce

Implementation

CPQ Knowledge from SFCPQ Victor

Information regarding implementing Salesforce CPQ.

CPQ
QTC

Workflow Triggers

Best Practices Workflow Conventions

Workflow Rules (along with Process Builders) are now on a deprecation / End-of-Life plan. Existing Workflow Rules will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, but in the near future (Winter 23) Salesforce will begin to prevent creating new Workflow Rul...

Managing your team

Some stuff about team management

CPQ Information

CPQ Knowledge from SFCPQ Victor

General information related to Salesforce CPQ.

Workflow Field Updates

Best Practices Workflow Conventions

Workflow Rules (along with Process Builders) are now on a deprecation / End-of-Life plan. Existing Workflow Rules will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, but in the near future (Winter 23) Salesforce will begin to prevent creating new Workflow Rul...

Other Meta SFXD Stuff

Troubleshooting

CPQ Knowledge from SFCPQ Victor

Troubleshooting tips and resources.

Workflow Email Alerts

Best Practices Workflow Conventions

Workflow Rules (along with Process Builders) are now on a deprecation / End-of-Life plan. Existing Workflow Rules will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, but in the near future (Winter 23) Salesforce will begin to prevent creating new Workflow Rul...

Big Objects

Best Practices

Big objects are Salesforce's take on NoSQL (although it works just like common SQL). It allows large data storage on Salesforce's servers. Ideal for Big Data and compliance scenarios.

Workflow Tasks

Best Practices Workflow Conventions

Workflow Rules (along with Process Builders) are now on a deprecation / End-of-Life plan. Existing Workflow Rules will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, but in the near future (Winter 23) Salesforce will begin to prevent creating new Workflow Rul...

Mass Update Access to Objects And Fields For Profiles And Permission Sets

Best Practices

If you need to update Object-level permissions (CRED) or Field level Permissions (FLS) for a large number of Objects, Fields, Profiles, or Permission Sets, rather than manually clicking dozens of checkboxes on multiple pages, it is sometimes easier and faster ...

Workflow Outbound Messages

Best Practices Workflow Conventions

Workflow Rules (along with Process Builders) are now on a deprecation / End-of-Life plan. Existing Workflow Rules will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, but in the near future (Winter 23) Salesforce will begin to prevent creating new Workflow Rul...

Validation Rule Metadata Conventions

Best Practices Validation Rule Conventions

The Validation Rule Name MUST try to explain in a concise manner what the validation rule prevents. Note that conciseness trumps clarity for this field. All validation Rules API names MUST be written in PascalCase. Validation Rules SHOULD NOT contain an und...

Validation rules writing conventions

Best Practices Validation Rule Conventions

All Validation Rules MUST contain a Bypass2 Rule check. Wherever possible, a Consultant SHOULD use operators over functions. All possible instances of IF() SHOULD be replaced by CASE() Referencing other formula fields should be avoided at all cost...

Bypasses

Best Practices

We reference "bypasses" in a number of these conventions. Bypasses are administrator-defined checkboxes that allow you to massively deactivate automations and validation rules with a simple click. They avoid that awkward feeling when you realize that you need...

Salesforce Architecture resources

Cool Links & Stuff

Official Salesforce Docs Understanding the multi-tenant Architecture https://www.developerforce.com/media/ForcedotcomBookLibrary/Force.com_Multitenancy_WP_101508.pdf https://developer.salesforce.com/wiki/multi_tenant_architecture ...