There seems to be quite a bit of confusion surround the maintenance fees for certified professionals. I was having a hard time understanding the fee schedule myself, so I asked for clarification. Here’s what I learned:
You will be charged $100 per year per certification track you maintain. Maintenance fees start one year (or 3 releases) [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Certified Administrator'
Salesforce.com Certification Maintenance Fees Explained [FAQ]
March 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Certification Updates, Certified Administrator, Certified Advanced Administrator, Certified Advanced Developer, Certified Consultant, Certified Developer
Tags: certification·fees·maintenance
Summer 09 Training
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Certified Administrator, New Releases
With this release, Salesforce certified folk are only required to complete training. No exam required!
I believe this training is open to the public. I was able to access it through this link, while logging in through one of my uncertified accounts.
The Sales Cloud
Analytic Enhancements
Charts
Greater control over labels and colors
Donut and Funnel chart [...]
Tags: analytics·campaigns·content·Force.com Sites·mobile·summer 09·tasks·visualforce·workflow
Spring 09 Release Notes
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Certified Administrator
I am a few weeks months release behind on this post. It is amazing how much this platform changes, even just one release later. These notes are not completely comprehensive. Make sure to check out:
Spring 09 Release Page
Spring 09 Release Notes
Spring 09 Release Training
More coming on Summer 09 shortly.
User Productivity
Opportunity Genius
To enable (administrator perspective)
Customize –> [...]
Tags: content·customer portal·delegated administration·email-to-case·ideas·opportunity genius·page layout editor·PRM·salesforce to salesforce·spring09
Advanced Configuration Options
May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Certified Administrator
Describe the Client Management feature
The “Client Management feature” refers to the use of Person Accounts. A person account is used primarily in Business to Consumer (B2C) applications. Essentially it blends the functionality of both an account and a contact into a separate record type on the account object called a “Person Account”.
As record types are [...]
Tags: Advanced Currency Management·B2C·Client Management·Customizable Forecasting·Exchange Rates·Multiple Currencies·Person Account·Territory Management
Activity
May 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Certified Administrator
Compare and contrast Tasks and Events
Tasks
Events
Use a single date entry
Use a date/time entry for both start and end
Represent to-do items (including phone calls) or emails
Represent calendar items
Can have an associated reminder pop-up
Can have an associated reminder pop-up
No recurring functionality built in
Can have recurring series of events (if setting is enabled)
Tasks marked as completed when status [...]
