Big Idea or Enduring Question: How do you pass data from the lightning web component to the parent screen flow? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Embed a lightning web component inside the screen flow Pass the data from the lightning web component to a flow variable
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Proactive Salesforce Monitoring: Periodically Checking if Salesforce is Down with the Salesforce Trust API
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How can you leverage Salesforce Trust API to proactively monitor your instance for real-time downtime and maintenance notifications? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Create Named Credentials for outbound requests. Create a Text Template in the Flow. Use the Send Email core
Salesforce and Google’s Time Zone API Integration: Translating Coordinates into Time Zone Info
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How can you leverage Google’s Time Zone API to automatically update a lead’s time zone information based on their geo-coordinates? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Create Named Credentials for outbound requests. Set up Google Maps API Key to retrieve timezone information
Verify and Standardize Salesforce Addresses with Google’s Address Validation API
Validate a Salesforce Account address and its components, standardize the address for mailing, and determine the best known geocode for it.
Mastering the Art of Scheduling Batch Class in Apex
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How can the System.schedule() method be utilized for scheduling an Apex Batch job? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Setup scheduled job though the Salesforce setup Understand the function and significance of the System.schedule() method. Learn step-by-step how to schedule an Apex
Integrate Salesforce with OpenWeatherMap Using Salesforce Flow
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How to integrate Salesforce with OpenWeatherMap using OpenWeather API to get Weather Information using Salesforce Flow? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Create Named Credentials for outbound requests. Setup a free OpenWeather account. Initiate an outbound HTTP GET request utilizing Salesforce Flow
Set Created Date For Test Class sObject in Apex
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How can the Created Date be set for an sObject within a test context? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the setCreatedDate method related to Apex tests Set the created date for the test class record and
Check if a String is Null, Empty or Blank in Apex
Big Idea or Enduring Question: How to check in Apex if a Text field is null, empty or blank? Objectives: After reading this blog, you’ll be able to: Differentiate between null, empty and blank Check if a text field field is null Check if a text field field is empty