Validation rules are a wonderful way to instill best practices, reinforce business processes, and help with keeping data entry consistent and clean. They can also make integration, deployments, data loads, and user experiences miserable. A well-meaning admin can grind the wheels of automation and integration to a halt by inserting a needed validation rule without READ MORE
Month: December 2018
#100
This week is the 1st Anniversary of the Accidental Admins site and this marks our 100th post, so I thought it would be a good time to do some reflection. I was in NYC today for a client strategy meeting to set goals for 2019, attend the NYC User Group Meeting, and participate in tomorrow’s READ MORE
5 Tips for Every Deployment
After a kickoff call for a new project the other day, I asked the person working with me to go ahead and set up the Deployment Dictionary. ‘Deployment Dictionary?’ was the response. Me: ‘Yeah, you know, a deployment dictionary?’ Co-Worker: ‘Uhm, nope, whats that?’ The same week I had another conversation with a community member regarding READ MORE
Remote Meeting Hack
Given the choice, I always prefer to hold requirement gathering sessions, trainings, etc in person. However sometimes schedules, deadlines, and travel don’t always come together and you are forced to hold those sessions remotely. In the absence of a high end video conferencing system with multiple wall-mounted cameras that change views or follow the speaker READ MORE
Lightning Layout Tricks: User Toggles for Detail Fields
Over the last year I’ve been toying with Lightning Page designer & components to identify ways to deliver some creative end user experiences. I previously shared how to use Conditional Record Detail Components, create Record Detail Tabs, and use Page Layouts for Mobile/Classic/Create; this latest post is a continuation of the series. I follow Jen Lee’s blog pretty closely READ MORE