This web-to-lead form trick is for all you Salesforce professionals who, like me, have run into this recurring situation: Web-to-lead forms that are configured to capture a person’s name and demographics, but lack the ability to provide greater contextual information on the lead. Let’s back up for a second to this important overview on…
Read MoreI was recently tasked with the challenge of creating ZIP files in Salesforce and saving them as attachments on records. In case you didn’t know, Salesforce doesn’t natively support doing this seemingly simple task within Apex. That means I was left to come up with a more clever solution… The goal of this particular…
Read MoreToday I painted a room. While I was painting, which tends to be a fairly relaxing activity for me, I had a lot of thoughts going through my head about the similarities between executing a home improvement project and a Salesforce project. So, without further ado, welcome to the Twilight Zone of extreme metaphor! (queue…
Read More“Don’t forget the Workbench!” I think I utter this to at least one team member every week at Red Argyle. Workbench is a lesser-known (and oft-forgotten) tool in the Salesforce landscape. It’s been around for years and it’s not especially fancy to look at, but it’s packed with features that make the lives of developers…
Read MoreFirst, a fact: Software is logical. One thing that I love about my job is that people come to me with interesting problems. Plying my trade and understanding the situation regarding the issue, finding a resolution, and communicating this with my customers is a real blast. I’d even go so far as to say it’s…
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