Salesforce CRM Archives - Page 4 of 7

Email Inbox Version 2

July 15, 2009 by David Schach 1 Comment

Well, it took about ten minutes from the release of Email Inbox Version 1 for people to request additional features, screenshots, etc. Version 2 includes some neat icons, and this post has the multiple-times-requested screenshots we promised. First, a teaser screenshot. (There's a better one below the code.) Here's the updated Visualforce code: The Apex […]

Visualforce Email Inbox

July 14, 2009 by David Schach 4 Comments

Sonny Cloward, SysAd at Rainforest Alliance, approached us about writing a Visualforce page to display all incoming emails for a given Case Queue. This led to quite a few interesting discoveries. Here's how we handled the project:

Eclipse as a Password Manager

July 10, 2009 by David Schach Leave a Comment

Recently, Judi Sohn wrote about a URL hack to save your Salesforce username and password (in an exposed, plaintext manner). This is a great way to save a lot of time logging into Salesforce. There is another way to save un/pw combinations: Use Eclipse to store the un/pw/securitytoken. Read more: http://www.x2od.com/?p=625&preview=true#ixzz0Kt2X1lQD&C

Checkbox Formula Field in Visualforce

May 21, 2009 by David Schach Leave a Comment

In keeping with the theme of checkboxes and formulas, we provide an easy way to create a checkbox formula field using Visualforce: the checkbox tag with the disabled attribute:

Pulling Code Out of Triggers

May 18, 2009 by David Schach 6 Comments

To date, triggers have only been accessible on each object's setup page, leading to a lot of hunting for code within the Salesforce CRM application. Even in Eclipse, switching between the Class and Trigger folders for a given project can be a pain. These pains can partially be alleviated by keeping all Apex code in one place--as Apex Classes. Read more: http://www.x2od.com/?p=583&preview=true#ixzz0FncHsqPw&B

Standard Checkbox Images

May 11, 2009 by David Schach 4 Comments

One of Salesforce CRM’s coolest features from a “bright shiny object” standpoint (i.e. something that aids productivity but also looks flashy) is the image formula field. Jamie Grenney first wrote about this a while ago, and his pdf and sample images from the Salesforce built-in library are available on the community site. Sometimes, however, we […]

Dashboards are Improved AND New in Summer 09

May 7, 2009 by David Schach 2 Comments

The Summer09 prerelease orgs are here, so get yours now! Upon first look, something cool stood out and merits immediate posting:

Dashboards are improved. The colors are more vivid, there’s detail in the bars and pie chart wedges, and… pie charts can now display the actual and percentage values!

Salesforce Blackberry Wallpaper

April 9, 2009 by David Schach 1 Comment

In honor of this week’s release of a Salesforce Mobile Development guide on DeveloperForce, we’re posting a Blackberry wallpaper for your enjoyment.

Hacking a Case Comment Trigger

April 1, 2009 by David Schach 8 Comments

There has been some chatter about asking the salesforce.com team to include the CaseComment object in the “triggerable” list. After conferring with JP Seabury (ForceMonkey), we designed a Rube Goldberg-esque solution to the problem.

Flexible Field Labels

March 23, 2009 by David Schach Leave a Comment

While making a Visualforce page to display a Zip/Country -> City, State, County application, it became obvious that labeling fields manually will not satisfy all users, especially international ones. There are a few ways to include a field and its label on a Visualforce page. The simplest, using OutputField: VF Page (simple): The most common […]