Category: Apex

  • How to Improve Dynamic SOQL Queries in Salesforce Apex with Database.queryWithBinds() Salesforce Apex Spring ’23 release

      If you’re working with Salesforce’s Apex programming language, you may need to write a query to search for specific records in the Salesforce database. In some cases, you may not know the specific values to search for at the time you write the query. In these cases, you can build a dynamic SOQL query…

  • Simplifying Data Transformation to Maps with CollectionUtils Class in Salesforce

    Simplifying Data Transformation to Maps with CollectionUtils Class in Salesforce

    Introduction: Welcome to our new post of “Simplifying Data Transformation with CollectionUtils Class in Salesforce”. Are you tired of writing countless for loops just to transform a list of sObjects into a map? Do you want a generic, reusable, and type-safe solution to your data transformation needs? If so, you’re in luck! The CollectionUtils library…

  • Restrict specific characters in all input Text fields using apex trigger in Salesforce

    Restrict specific characters in all input Text fields using apex trigger in Salesforce

    Introduction: Sometimes you may get a requirement to restrict specific characters in input fields. In such cases, Apex triggers come in handy. Salesforce is a powerful customer relationship management (CRM) tool that can store a vast amount of sensitive information. As a best practice, it’s essential to ensure that data is protected from malicious attacks…

  • Restrict Standard Picklist values within the defined set in Salesforce using apex triggers

    Restrict Standard Picklist values within the defined set in Salesforce using apex triggers

    Sample Code: Here is the sample code for the trigger. It restricts Standard Picklist values, such as Opportunity Type and Lead Source fields, in the Opportunity object. This is done using an Apex Trigger called “ValidatePicklistValues”. For more helpful articles please visit – https://thesalesforcedev.in/

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  • Learning Apex Triggers (Part 2) – Trigger Handler Pattern Implementation

    Learning Apex Triggers (Part 2) – Trigger Handler Pattern Implementation

    Introduction: Welcome to the continuation of our previous post Learning Apex Triggers (Part1). Let’s explore the trigger handler pattern implementation. We’ll also discuss some best practices for triggers in the code in this post. Implementing a Trigger Handler Pattern in Salesforce is a widely recognized best practice. It enhances the organization and maintainability of your…

  • Learning Apex Triggers (Part 1) – Understanding Trigger Basics

    Learning Apex Triggers (Part 1) – Understanding Trigger Basics

    Introduction: Welcome to our first blog post, in “Learning Apex Triggers” series. In this blog post, we will be learning about basics of apex triggers, their events and features. Trigger Best Practices Trigger Operation type and context variables availability Before Insert: After Insert: Before Update: After Update: Before Delete: After Delete: After Undelete: For more…

  • Learning Batch Class in Apex (Salesforce)

  • Roll Up Summary Trigger To Update Total Contact On Account In Salesforce

    Roll Up Summary Trigger To Update Total Contact On Account In Salesforce

    Introduction: In this blog post, we will see an example on how to roll up child values on a parent record. This applies to both master-detail and lookup relationships. In this example. we will demonstrate updating total contacts count on Account. This will be done using roll up summary apex trigger and aggregate query. The…

  • Use of Maps Data Collection in Apex (Part -2)

    3. If map of <Id/String.etc,Decimal> is required and you need to sum/count all the child records – Below is an example in Apex. It can be used to create a map to track the total opportunity amounts for each account. The key is the Opportunity Account Id’s. The value is the sum of all opportunities…