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Comparing Aggregate Query vs Map in Salesforce Apex
Introduction In Salesforce, roll-up triggers are a common technique to summarize child records’ data into parent records. Whether you’re counting related records or adding up specific field values, your approach choice greatly affects the solution’s efficiency. It also impacts maintainability. Two popular strategies are Aggregate Query and Map-Based Manual Aggregation. You can refer our previous…
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Understanding Database.Stateful in Salesforce Batch Apex
Batch Apex in Salesforce is a powerful tool for processing large amounts of data asynchronously. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to use Database.Stateful to maintain state across the different transactions of a batch job. Specifically, we’ll: What is Database.Stateful? The Database.Stateful interface in Salesforce allows batch classes to retain instance variable values across…
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How to Prevent Recursion in Apex Triggers in salesforce: Best Practices Explained
Apex triggers can recurse when a trigger causes itself to execute repeatedly. This recursion potentially leads to infinite loops and hits Salesforce governor limits. This often happens when a trigger performs DML operations that invoke the same trigger again. To maintain system stability and data integrity, it’s crucial to implement strategies that prevent such recursive…
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Learning Apex Triggers (Part 3) – Comprehensive Guide to Before and After Trigger Scenarios
In continuation of our previous post Learning Apex Triggers (Part1), this guide will provide use cases. It will also provide examples for each trigger event. It is part of the “Learning Apex Triggers” series. Salesforce triggers are small pieces of code that run automatically when records change in Salesforce. They let you add custom logic…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Apex Design Patterns in Salesforce
Introduction When starting your journey with Salesforce development, understanding Apex design patterns can set you apart as a professional developer. These patterns are tried-and-tested solutions to common software challenges, making your code more structured, scalable, and maintainable. In this guide, we’ll break down popular Apex design patterns for beginners. What Are Design Patterns? Design patterns…
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Streamlining Apex Triggers with a Modular Apex Trigger Framework
Managing complex business logic in Salesforce can quickly become unwieldy, especially when dealing with multiple triggers and varied business requirements. We implemented a robust Apex Trigger Framework. This uses the Trigger Handler Pattern approach. It ensures scalability. It also ensures maintainability and reusability. Our Apex Trigger Framework separates concerns by organizing logic into a trigger,…
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Understanding the Null Coalescing Operator in Apex: A Beginner’s Guide
The Spring ’24 release of Salesforce brings the null coalescing operator (??) to Apex, making it easier to handle null values. This operator streamlines conditional checks. It also enhances code clarity. This provides a more concise and safe way to set default values. What is the Null Coalescing Operator? The null coalescing operator ??, is…
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How to Improve Dynamic SOQL Queries in Salesforce Apex with Database.queryWithBinds() – Salesforce Apex Spring ’23 release
How to Improve Dynamic SOQL Queries in Salesforce Apex with Database.queryWithBinds() Salesforce Apex Spring ’23 release
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Using Iterator & Iterable Interface in Apex
In this blog post, we will discuss about the custom iterator, their usage and examples. Custom iterators can be useful in apex. They are majorly beneficial in batch classes because they provide more flexibility in how you iterate over records. By default, batch classes use a QueryLocator to retrieve records from the database. However, there…
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Using Custom Iterator & Iterable Interface in Apex
In this article, we’ll examine how custom iterators can optimize your data iteration process in Salesforce. We’ll cover the basics of what iterators are and how they work. Furthermore, we’ll explore examples of how you can use custom iterators to streamline your code. What is an Iterator? So what is an iterator, exactly? At its…
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