Category: Triggers Basic

  • How to Prevent Recursion in Apex Triggers in salesforce: Best Practices Explained

    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…

  • Learning Apex Triggers (Part 3) – Comprehensive Guide to Before and After Trigger Scenarios

    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…

  • 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…