At Dreamforce, certifications are 50% off, so its a great time to study up & take an exam. Taking advantage of this discount, Becky & I both attempted the Advanced Administrator Certification at Dreamforce, but with different outcomes. We wanted to share our unique experiences and provide a view into our mindsets both before & READ MORE
Category: Pains
Foiled by FLS… The Hunt for a Missing Report
I’ve been working on an org with some fairly complicated security requirements that has been causing me lots of lost sleep. I thought we were finally rounding the bend with this project when yet another problem arose. After a few hours, we resolved the issues caused by process builder not being bulkified and I turned READ MORE
I Should Care Why?… A Humanitarian Consultant’s Conundrum
I just finished watching Madam Secretary’s season finale and am struggling with the emotions of it. If you haven’t read any of my other posts, you may not know that I am the humanitarian of the group, the one obsessed with humanitarian aide, disaster relief, and international relations. For those who follow each of us 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
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
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
Deployment Haiku
If you have ever done a few Salesforce deployments, you certainly have experienced some of the pains involved. With February being NaHaiWriMo (National Haiku Writing Month), I decided to express those frustrations appropriately. To enter our contest to win a free Trailblazer Hoodie or Salesforce T-shirt, leave your Saleforce related Haiku in the comments, and READ MORE