Even when I remember specifically where each submenu lives within the Salesforce setup, searching for me is more intuitive and faster, which is why I was super excited to read this post from Jeff Grosse (@CRMFYI). This Greasemonkey script adds a search menu to the Salesforce setup window and filters the setup menu on the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tips & Tricks'
Setup Enhancer Adds Search Functionality to Salesforce Setup Menu [Time Savers]
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Tips & Tricks
Tags: enhancement·greasemonkey·search·setup
Skype from your contact records [Skype]
January 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Tips & Tricks
I’ve been playing with VOIP products a lot recently. For instance, I learned you can make VOIP calls through Gizmo5 [registration currently closed] using your Google Voice number. That’s pretty handy when you’re in another country – so long as you’ve got wifi, you’ve got a US phone number. For free. Since Google purchased [...]
Tags: gizmo5·Google·salesforce·skype·voip
Use PhraseExpress to Shorten Variables & Code [Tips & Tricks]
December 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Tips & Tricks
I am typically not doing a ton of programming, but when I do I like to use meaningful (long) variable names, and frequently mistype them. Woe was me, until…
I type: pb# and the code is translated automatically.
The configuration is really simple:
So far I have used this mostly for shortening email addresses, company names, [...]
Tags: phraseexpress·time saver
Cheat Sheets [Downloads]
December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Tips & Tricks
Check out the developerforce wiki for some great cheat sheets. I can see how these would be an absolute lifesaver, especially during the initial learning process.
[edit: updated URL]
http://developer.force.com/cheatsheets
[edit: Direct to PDF shortcuts removed by request]
Tags: apex·cheat sheets·visualforce·wsdl
Rollup Picklists to Master Object [no Apex required]
November 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Tips & Tricks
How can you translate text from a related list into a field on your master object?
Magic. Pure and simple. That, and formulas. Lots of formulas. We’ll call it Formula Magic.
This works by assigning each entry within the picklist to a range of digits, using a roll-up summary formula to compile the totals, and then [...]
Tags: formula·master-detail relationship·picklist·roll-up·workflow
