There are two types of Web Services: 1. SOAP Web Services 2. RESTful Web Services SOAP Web Services is the older of the two. Both of them are in use and both are equally popular. In Java there are two different specifications for Web Services: 1. For SOAP Web Services the specification is called JAX-WS 2. For REST Web Services the specification is called JAX-RS A Web Service is a service that is made available over the web i.e. a service that is available over the network and that is accessible over the network. The difference between a website and … Read More
Preview of the Salesforce.com Summer ’14 Release
The Summer ’14 release brings new features that help any business become a Customer company. There have been enhancements to: The Salesforce Mobile App for Admins Analytics Sales Cloud Service Cloud Salesforce for Outlook Data.com Communities Desk.com ExactTarget Marketing Cloud Chatter Summer ’14 Detailed Feature List explains each of the new features in detail. This feature list was released by salesforce.com in July ’14. Below is a preview of some of the key features of this release.
Benefits of adopting the Salesforce1 Platform
Below is an infographic by Salesforce about some of the benefits experienced by organizations (based on an IDC survey of Salesforce customers) that have built business apps on the Salesforce1 Platform.
Updates from the Salesforce1 World Tour Event
M&S attended the Salesforce1 World Tour Event in Anaheim, CA on July 15, 2014. We experienced a lot of excitement within the User Community including Customers, Vendors, Developers around the Salesforce1 Platform. In an era of hyper-connection – billions of people and things and devices are connecting faster than ever, but behind every technology, behind every act, behind every device is the single most important element of all – a CUSTOMER, billions of them each armed with the ability to make choices and decisions at super fast speed – this is an era of INTERNET of CUSTOMERS. In this era, … Read More
The Role of a Project Sponsor
More often than not, a project sponsor is thought of somebody whose responsibility is to secure project funds and participate in the victory lap after project completion. But an “engaged” project sponsor with vested business interests and involvement in the project from the project kickoff to the project closure can mean the difference between a project success or a project failure. One of the reasons why projects fall short is the lack of executive sponsorship and executive management buy-in. Some key responsibilities of a sponsor include: Defining the project; Securing an executive buy-in on the project Providing a clear direction for the project … Read More
Force.com Platform Fundamentals: SOQL and SOSL
SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) Use SOQL to construct simple but powerful query strings in the queryString parameter in the query() call, in Apex statements, in Visualforce controllers and getter methods, or in the Schema Explorer of the Force.com IDE SOQL statements are similar to the select statement in SQL SOQL statements are case-sensitive SOQL statements can be used in Apex and the Web Services API If the output of a SOQL statement is an “Consider and Index Filter” error, it means the statement is returning too many records in which case you need to use a WHERE clause to restrict … Read More
Force.com Platform Fundamentals: Apex Classes
Apex Classes: An apex class is a blueprint from which Objects are created Classes consist of attributes and methods Classes may contain other classes, known as inner classes (one level deep nested classes) Static attributes and methods can only be declared in a top-level class definition Exception class must be extended in case you want to create new extension classes Classes can be enabled or disabled for different profiles Syntax: private | public | global [virtual | abstract | with sharing | without sharing | (none)] Class className [implements interfaceName | (none)] [extends classOrInterfaceName | (none)] { // Class … Read More
Force.com Platform Fundamentals: Apex Data Types
Apex Data Types include: Primitive Enum sObject Collection Primitive Data Types: Include the following: Boolean Date Date/Time Time ID Integer Long Double Decimal String Blob Object Enum Data Types Is an abstract data type that allows you to store the values of a finite set of identifiers Defined using the keyword ‘enum’ Built-in enums viz. System.StatusCode returns API error codes Some enum methods: Values() – returns a list of values for the enum Name() – returns the name of the enum sObject Data Types Represents Objects (Standard and Custom) in Salesforce.com Can be either strongly typed or … Read More