Salesforce is a platform where hybrid apps can be developed and run. This post will explain what hybrid apps are, basic prerequisites to creating them, and a quick rundown on…

Automating basic business processes is done by using the Salesforce tool known as Process Builder. Tools are available to detect automatically recorded changes and respond accordingly to each change. It…

Force.com Canvas is a Salesforce feature available on the Developer Edition. It helps app developers integrate their third-party applications to the Salesforce.com platform. Force.com Canvas connects both existing and new…

The Salesforce platform can be setup with a Java Developer Environment to enable Salesforce APIs to work. By default, APIs are enabled in most Salesforce editions, and are used to…

If you use Outlook and Salesforce in your business processes then you will benefit a lot when both systems are integrated into one system. The data and information in each system will be synced. You can then customize everything as needed. (more…)

You can synchronize your data in Salesforce to Office365. The connection is bi-directional and it is codeless. To sync these two apps you will need the Layer 2 Cloud Connector.

Salesforce can actually be synchronized to other data sources other than Office365, such as SharePoint, SQL, OData, Oracle and others. (more…)

Territory Management in Salesforce refers to the account sharing system that grants access to users depending on the criteria. Examples of criteria to use include revenue, industry, postal code, and others. (more…)

Data loading is an essential part of Salesforce implementation. A Data Loader extracts data and then loads it either from database connections or from comma separated value files when it imports data. When it needs to export data it outputs CSV files. (more…)

Controllers are used to retrieve data that will be displayed in your Visualforce page. They usually contain code that will be executed depending on the page actions performed by users…

You may use Apex triggers to perform custom actions in Salesforce. These actions can be performed before or after events. Simply put, they help in records management.

You will basically use triggers when point and click tools on the interface can’t perform the tasks that you need to do. They are typically used to perform operations given certain conditions. They are also used to restrict operations and to modify records. (more…)