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Salesforce DX introduces an entirely new development paradigm for Salesforce; Source Driven development, Scratch Orgs, Unlocked packages – there’s a lot of new concepts, capabilities and tools to consider when designing a modern, collaborative development process. This post outlines a Developer Workflow that combines the Salesforce CLI and Git version control system as one basic […]

For the first time (in memory) this lightweight edition of the platform highlights series refers to the current Salesforce release (v43.0) not the next in line. As such there’s no need to cover release dates, pre-release access, release notes links etc. instead I’ll make a quick mention of the Summer ’18 certification maintenance changes. Previously […]

This post provides an annotated Object Model for the Salesforce CPQ product (formerly known as Steelbrick). The document was produced as part of my preparation for the Salesforce CPQ Specialist certification and is shared as-is with the CPQ practitioner community for information purposes only. Please note, the notes were written before I sat the exam […]

More often than not quality assurance is considered to be an implicit benefit of agile process with no specific techniques or practices applied. Integrating effective quality assurance can be one of the most challenging aspects of applying the Scrum framework. Before considering how quality assurance factors can be applied to the Scrum framework, let’s start […]

I’ve been fortunate to have worked as a consultant Salesforce architect for the last decade, during this time I’ve encountered an interesting variety of approaches to Agile in the Salesforce space – most of which fitting with the hybrid model unfortunately – what has been noticeably absent is the application of agile engineering practices. Test […]

A quick video post providing a demonstration of the interactive Apex Debugger. The context of the demonstration is an ISV partner debugging a packaged code issue in a subscriber (customer) org.

Spring is once again upon us (in Salesforce release terms at least) this year we have a nice logo featuring the trailhead character Codey the bear practising the Japanese art form of Bonsai (I think). This post briefly outlines selected highlights related to the Force.com platform (in no order of significance). The new release is […]

Please find below the findings of a recent investigation into Journey Builder Contact re-entry – where the concurrent journey injection relates to child records such as Opportunities or Purchases. Problem Where Journey Entry occurs at a Child-object level (Opportunity, Case or Purchase as examples), a given Contact may enter a Journey multiple times; the journey […]

It’s that time of year again where summer is gently transitioning to autumn and the winter (in salesforce release terms) is on the horizon. Winter is coming – seems familiar as a phrase – starting late September (for instance details refer to http://status.salesforce.com/status). Now more than ever before there’s no excuse not to be fully […]

This post provides a practioner’s introduction to Salesforce DX (Developer Experience) a new software development lifecycle paradigm for Salesforce. Please note at the time of writing (Spring ’17 – v40.0) Salesforce DX is at public beta status. Salesforce DX (or SFDX) – What is it? A new set of tools and practices to accelerate the […]