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Managing the heap using SOQL For Loops (with a little code seperation)

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Tony Scott

I’m a big fan of code separation and code reuse. When I’m coding I like to keep my SOQL out of the business logic and in a gateway class of its own. That way I can reuse common queries in…

Tagged with: apex, force.com, governor limits, salesforce, SOQL
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Pebble Watch: Salesforce Approvals – Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Tony Scott

In Part 1, we looked at creating the Salesforce server application to expose the Approvals and the target objects via some REST based web services. In the second part of this article we look at creating the Pebble watch app…

Tagged with: apex, dropbox, force.com, pebble, salesforce, watch
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Pebble Watch: Salesforce Approvals – Part 1

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Tony Scott

I recently bought a Pebble ‘smart’ watch and I have to say I’m pretty impressed with it. Rather than try and replace the phone in your pocket, it works to extend it by providing you with notifications and an app…

Tagged with: apex, force.com, pebble, salesforce, watch
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Apex Code Tip – Sending Email to Salesforce Users

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Tony Scott

Apex allows you send emails from code using the Messaging namespace. As usual Salesforce governor limits are at work and you could unwittingly hit your limits without needing to. If you are sending email to users within your organisation, make…

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Undercover Maps

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Tony Scott

The Map class is probably the most useful collection on the Salesforce platform. When you combine a Map with a SOQL query you have a really cool tool for automatically populutating a Map of SObjects keyed on Id using a…

Tagged with: maps, SOQL
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Apex Approval Actions

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Tony Scott

Approval Processes are a great feature of the Salesforce platform. They stand firmly behind the ‘No Software’ banner by giving ‘Power Users’ the ability to configure approval criteria and outcomes via a point and click interface. Aproval outcomes can create…

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Conditional Detail Page Buttons – Hacking the Platform

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Tony Scott

UPDATE: Due to changes in the way Salesforce serves up home page components from a different domain, this will no longer work as javascript no longer has access to the DOM. Introduction I’m going to start this post off with…

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Creating A Simple Batch Apex Process Queue

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Tony Scott

Working with the Salesforce platform presents many challenges. One of the most common is avoiding the platforms many governor limits. As a developer, hitting governor limits on the platform is a sure fire way to turn a good day into…

Tagged with: apex, batch, force.com, governor limits, salesforce
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Trigger Pattern for Tidy, Streamlined, Bulkified Triggers Revisited

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Tony Scott

I thought I’d launch my blog by revisiting a post I wrote for the Force.com Cookbook. You can find the original post here: Trigger Pattern for Tidy, Streamlined, Bulkified Triggers The main aims of this pattern are to organise trigger…

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