A platform for creating and deploying applications for the social enterprise. Essentially Salesforce.com without CRM.
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SmallPhotoUrl in User object is suddenly missing?
This morning, our User objects were missing the smallPhotoUrl field. I don't think we've done anything, but it's a standard field and I'm not sure how we removed it.
Any ideas what might have ...
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What licenses to use when building a mobile app
I want to build a mobile app for a new customer (they do not have salesforce), what licenses/editions should I get them? They would have 10 users that require access to the web app and 10 users that ...
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can you change the field name using Enhanced Page Layout editor?
I have my 401 tommorow, and supposedly you can change the field name with the Enhanced Page Layout editor, but i don't see how. Is this possible?
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Custom Setting List in a Special Settings Tab
I would like to create a special "Settings" Tab in which users can customize their email templates and other information.
I would like to use Custom Setting List, and create a special "Setting" page ...
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SOQL Order By Variable Binding
Do you know if Force.com supports variable binding in SOQL "Order By" clause?
I tried to do the following binding with no success:
applicantQuizzes = [Select SOME_FIELDS From Quiz__c s
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Choosing Appcelerator for Force.com App
I am planning to develop a mobile app using Appcelerator and force.com platform. I am new to Appcelerator platform and my top fear is stablity of Appcelerator connector, because of following reasons
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implications of being a record owner?
what kind of logic does record ownership drive? here's what i can think of:
owner of the master is the owner of the detail.
ownership (or lack of) drives queues
ownership can drive logic (workflow, ...
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privliages that the View Setup and Configuration allow?
I'm looking into the user privilage: View Setup and Configuration. It allows a user to View the App Setup and Administrative Settings pages.
I don't know which pages SF is referring to, or how to ...
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what's a good use case for the custom object administration privilege?
This is a privilege for delegated users, which lets them add/update/delete fields, page layouts, etc at the object level. But it also gives them the ability to delete an object.
how do you leverage ...
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System.StringException: Invalid id
I want to insert some records, however i am not able to insert the records. I am getting the exception:
11:13:27.559
(1559754000)|SYSTEM_METHOD_ENTRY|[57]|MAP>.containsKey(Object)
11:13:27.559
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Is record level security top down or bottom up?
I was in a meeting today, and I was explaining the security model for some new objects. I was saying that we're set the Org wide defaults as private and open up record access by sharing rules and role ...
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Changing org wide defaults generates an error
I'm changing the OWD of an object from a managed package from public read/write to public read only. When I click save, I'm getting the error below. I've done this a few times today, and the error ...
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what SF features are subject to regulation?
I recently learned that Chatter was a SF feature that was subject to FINRA regulations. Are there are other features of the platform that are/were subject to regulation? I understand that the ...
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list of permissions included in a permission set?
I want to see which permissions are included in one of my permission sets. is there a way to get them all at once? Best I can see is that you have to go through 5- 6 different screens
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Explain the restrictions on the “grant access using role hierarchies” setting for certain standard objects
For some standard objects they automatically include the "Grant access using hierarchies." Why is this the default?
The objects include:
Lead
Account, Contract and Asset
Contact
Opportunity
Case
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Need to Implement dependent lookups like dependent picklists
I have two lookups, one for country and one for state. I want that on change of country corresponding state values flows into state look up. How can I implement this? I cannot use picklist due to some ...
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Changing the column order on a single related list impacting the column order on other related lists
Setup:
I have an object my_object__c related to Contact, and I have a bunch of page layouts for contact. The related list for my_object__c is on a subset of those contact page layouts.
Question:
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The standard list controller and Custom Buttons on Related Lists
When creating a cutrom button on a related list (say the functionality is create a new task), why does my VF/Apex need to make use of the standard list controller (standardcontroller with the ...
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How can I develop on Salesforce quickly when using Static Resources?
Are there any good tricks for debugging/developing on Salesforce when I have multiple external Javascript files that have to be saved and uploaded as Static Resources every time I make a change? It's ...
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when to use the `this` keyword when writing extension classes
I'm looking through some code, and I don't quite follow the use of the this keyword in an extension class. It the code shown below, when the objected is instantiated the this kw is used, but when it's ...
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How do I get a given profile's default RecordType for Opportunity?
The use case is when a user goes Personal Setup > My Personal Information > Record Type selection and checks the box for the default to be selected automatically when a record is created.
In this ...
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Adding filter values dynamically to a dashboard possible? [duplicate]
The Setup:
I am doing some report hacking, where at runtime the values of certain report filters are added. That part is working.
The problem:
Business wants charts created, and displayed on the ...
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Common URL parameters?
I'm doing some field pre-population, and wanted to know the common URL parameters, and to use them.
Some of the ones I'm aware of are:
nooverride
retURL
save_new
sfdc.override
What are some ...
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Force.com IDE does ONLY save to server when explicitely force by “Save to Server”
When I save a change in my Force.com IDE this is not reflected on the server very often. I then have to manually use Force.com > Save to server.
I recently upgraded to Eclipse Juno but the problem ...
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About Customer Portal, Authenticated Website licenses and High Volume
I've been searching online for answers surrounding the Customer Portal / Authenticated Website / High Volume Licenses of Salesforce.com. I didn't find much information on licensing or the ...
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role hiearchy and record accessibility
There seems to be some debate on this question- but does the role hiearchy give a user access to records (OWNED BY or ACCESSIBLE TO) by the users who are below them in the role hiearchy?
I think it ...
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pageblock title's text is wrapping
The text in my pageblock title is wrapping by default.
<apex:pageBlock title = "xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz xyz ">
How do I put it on one ...
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why are polymorphic relationships in schema builder represented as lookups?
If you look at activity and what it's connected to via the whatId, it's represented as a lookup. It would seem that polymorphic is closer to MDR.
Any idea what's going on there?
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field updates and security settings?
I have a field X that by field level security is Read-Only.
I have a Field update that's part of my workflow rule, to update X to a value
Why is that field X getting updated, when FLS has it set ...
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How to determine where an email template is being used?
We have some email templates in our email templates folder, but I'm not sure where they are being accessed or used. How do I investigate this?
I looked into the emailTemplate table, but it didn't ...
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how are custom object permissions set for standard profiles?
I'm looking at the std profile, contract manager, and for some custom objects in our org, they have CRUD privileges for a bunch of objects and no access whatsoever to a bunch more. What drives the ...
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Removing an email template from a managed package
Is it possible to remove an email template from a managed package release?
I used to want to distribute a template but I don't use it anymore so it just redundant.
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Making a PageReference absolute
I have a controller that return PageReferences. This are all relative.
But in some cases, I need to return back full URLs.
Something like: http://www.google.com
This works but, I want to be 100% ...
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service and marketing cloud resources for Dev 401 [duplicate]
I'm prepping the 401, and was told that the exam included content from the service and marketing clouds. I didn't study that stuff, I've only done the sales cloud. I couldn't find much online that ...
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Where to check the deployement
I have moved a custom object from one Developer Edition to other DE using Force.com IDE. Where can I check this deployment's status?
Can anyone tell how to resolve this?
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certification scores published?
I have my 401 exam soon, and I wanted to know if a company can see your actual score or just pass/fail. Also, do companies ever really care/ask about your score?
Sorry, i know this isn't the typical ...
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Account Sharing Rules set up different than other standard objects
I'm setting up sharing rules for the account object, and I see that there are extra permissions for Accounts that don't appear on other standard objects. you get to define the level of access for ...
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How to get all the parents for an object?
Say I have a custom object, and I want to get the list of parents for it, is there a quick way to do it? I didn't see it in eclipse. The only way I can think of is going to the object detail page and ...
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org wide defaults for an object explanation of settings
If I set up the OWD for an object a, with out sharing rules, manual sharing, or role heiarchy what can we expect to see?
For Private- do they see only records they own? or that users in their role ...
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Sending a redirect
I have a hyperlink in an email which will open an opportunity using the standard opportunity page. Before the opportunity page is open I want to carry out some business logic. I only want this ...
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How to ensure something only happens once in a request?
If I have a page which include multiple components which means that multiple back end controllers get invoked on page load. How do I ensure that a piece of business functionality only happens once?
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what drives organization-Wide Defaults?
With org wide defaults, and I'm not clear on what drives them. is it the most restrictive privilages for a user's role or profile? , In the foce.com fundamentals book, it's from the view of the ...
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standard profiles and standard objects
Why does salesforce not allow us to change the permissions of standard profiles to standard objects? I know the workaround to use is to clone that standard profile into a custom one, but it seems like ...
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conditional redirect from a button
I'm trying to redirect the user to a page from a button on a related list on a standard pageLayout. if it's initiated from a contact i want it to go to A, and from an account, i want it to go to B. I ...
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Salesforce Touch app redirecting
I am developing a salesforce touch app based on the VFConnector sample project. As we know, for that project, we are directed to a VF page after we login. Now, I need to come back to the Eclipse side ...
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URL hacking for visualforce pages?
I'm stuck on one part of my project. The requirements are:
On the tasks related list on the contact page layout,create a list btn (not sure if you can do that on tasks) which creates a new task ...
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get user's current page
How do i get the current SF URL that a user is on when they click a link?
The issue is that I need to put a link in the left nav, do some stuff, and then send them back to the page. The way I'm ...
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How can I get the date of the last day of current fiscal year in a formula?
I need to calculate the days between today and the end of the fiscal year. I found some examples in Apex using Period sObject but was wondering if there's a way of getting this in a formula, since it ...
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Fields in a report browsable but not searchable?
One of my users is trying to build a report with the report "Opportunities with Contact Roles." It's a standard report, I think.
when they search to add the field to the report it doesn't come up, ...
