I’ve spent a good bit of time debating whether or not Salesforce really can do anything. I know, maybe not the coolest topic to debate but since I’ve already admitted to my love for Dr. Strangelove, I figure I might as well continue telling you all my secrets. While we’re at it, I love (some READ MORE
Month: April 2018
Imposter Much? How to Spin a Challenge to Your Authority
I’ve been a bit quiet around the Accidental Admin camp lately, partially because in addition to being an Accidental Admin I am also an accidental runner, training for my third half marathon. Of course, I was looking forward to tapering so I could get back to some of the things I love, like this space. READ MORE
Stop Worrying and Love Flows… Part II
When you instituted the human reliability tests, you *assured* me there was *no* possibility of such a thing *ever* occurring! So if you read the first part, you’ll know that one of my favorite movies is Dr. Strangelove. And Dr. Strangelove has some really good lessons for those who are learning to build Salesforce Flows. READ MORE
Our Favorite Things this Week: 4/20/2018
Salesforce Summer Saturdays At the Pittsburgh Trailheadx Global Gathering, the Pittsburgh Developer group announced that they will be hosting Summer Saturdays. At each meeting, they’ll lead admins and new developers through the process of creating a basic Lightning Component. Lightning Components are so powerful but always feel out of reach to me so I am READ MORE
4 Questions to Ask Before Pressing “Buy” on the AppExchange
So, Salesforce is your jam, obviously. The sales department is using it, and they’re feeling super three thousand and eight (is that a Fergie reference? and why? Eh, let’s go with it!). There are so many ancillary apps which may be placed into Salesforce natively, or may integrate with Salesforce. Using Salesforce as the base READ MORE
Stop Worrying and Love Flows…
Now then, Dmitri, you know how we’ve always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb… The *Bomb*, Dmitri… The *hydrogen* bomb!… One of my favorite movies is Dr. Strangelove. While this fantastic cold war movie may not appeal to all audiences, it is a crazy satire of the ridiculous threat of READ MORE
Our Favorite Things this Week: 4/13/2018
1. Salesforce Indy 500 Car I grew up going to Dover Downs a few times a year to watch the IRL & NASCAR races. On Memorial Day Weekend, we’d often go camping but my dad, brother, and I would keep the radio on to catch the Indy 500 & Coca-Cola 600. I grew up in READ MORE
Filter by Current User in Salesforce
Many admins would like to create reports and list views that filter automatically for the current user or a manager’s direct reports. Without knowing another method, I have seen users create one report per user, per manager, etc. to satisfy this business requirement. This seems like it really should be a standard feature in Salesforce, READ MORE
Our Favorite Things this Week: DC World Tour Edition
I attended the DC World Tour event this week and had a blast hanging out with my fellow Trailblazers. The sessions and information were great as expected, so I’ll focus on my non-content related favorite moments. Meeting Old Friends for the First Time I’ve chatted & interacted with Mark Adcock (@techforecastis) regularly in the READ MORE
Going with the Flow
First I conquered the workflow. That was relatively simple. ‘If this happens, do this’. But they can be kind of limited. You start on a record and you end on that same record. You can only update fields, send emails, send outbound messages or create a task. There wasn’t a whole lot of satisfaction in READ MORE