ERROR running auth:jwt:grant: We encountered a JSON web token error, which is likely not an issue with Salesforce CLI. Here's the error: Error authenticating with JWT config due to: user hasn't approved this consumer. [...]
In this post we will be creating a PowerShell script that executes the Ant logic from the last post and some Git commands that will commit changes to a cloud repository. [...]
Use the Ant Migration Tool to refresh local Salesforce metadata files without manually removing the files or folders. [...]
Use an Apex class that implements the Messaging.InboundEmailHandler interface to handle an inbound email message for opting out the email address. [...]
The logic discussed in this post will show you how to get 18-character record Ids setup on any Salesforce object and have the value maintained by a lightweight Apex trigger. [...]
Installation of the Force.com Migration Tool for Salesforce development. [...]
Illustrate some of the ways that variables work within batch apex classes. [...]
A queueable interface in Salesforce allows for the asynchronous execution of Apex jobs. It's similar to @Future annotated Apex classes except that a queueable interface can be monitored via the Salesforce user interface or by querying the AsyncApexJob table. [...]
This is the code coverage for a popular post where a PDF is created and attached to a record using a button click. [...]
Did you ever want to clone an inbound change set in order to create an outbound change set? This is a Salesforce hack that will save you tons of time! [...]
Chaining together Batch Apex classes allows you to build robust Salesforce platform solutions. Sequencing Apex jobs ensures data accuracy and enforces flows. [...]
I often recommend making Salesforce development decisions based upon platform capabilities even if some of those capabilities have not yet been adopted by your business. With this in mind, I’d like to share the concept of being able to run some processes both synchronously and asynchronously. [...]
Many third party applications have their own APIs or webhooks that allow for easy and often simplified integrations between platforms. Another integration choice might be to use some type of middleware or enterprise service bus (ESB) to move data around. Either way [...]
Platform security is important. Creating a composite application for the AppExchange, developing integrations with open authentication (OAuth) or simply integrating salesforce with an internal system/platform can make your security team nervous. However, the Salesforce Crypto class should put your security folks at ease. [...]
We include time allocation when we invoice clients at the end of a given month. Time is tracked in a custom object within our Salesforce org so we simply run a report and export it to be sent to clients when billing. This is usually in the form of a spreadsheet and includes the date, hours, short description and employee. [...]
I like to group Apex methods by the object to which they apply. I find that this supports troubleshooting of code and ultimately reduces the amount of code in a given Salesforce organization. For example, every Salesforce developer that works in an Enterprise level organization or higher will find that more often than not they need to know the record types for a given object. [...]
Last year I wrote a post describing how to pass values to a new opportunity using the URL. This post is simply an alternative to accomplish the same goal of auto-populating values to a new record except using Visualforce and an Apex Class controller. For the purposes of our demonstration we will make some general assumptions about the values we want to pass to the new record. To keep it simple we plan on populating the Name, Stage and Close Date of the new opportunity. We will also make the logic flexible enough so that if Salesforce happens to pass additional information we will be able to include those key value pairs as well. [...]
I am working with a client that is deploying some existing Visualforce pages to international Users. The Visualforce includes some Date and DateTime values so I checked them to make sure they would render appropriately for people accessing the logic internationally. It turns out that the original Visualforce code uses the <apex:outputText> tag to drive formatting for much of the Date/DateTime values within the pages. Therefore, I am converting the occurrences of each <apex:outputText> tag to the Visualforce component I built for rendering. [...]
I was recently developing some Apex logic and encountered the UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW error while running my Apex unit tests for the new code. This UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW error message can happen when unit tests update the same record(s) at the same time or when unit tests try to create records with duplicate index field values. One way to avoid this UNABLE_TO_LOCK_ROW error is to simply turn off parallel test execution. This can be accomplished via Setup > Develop > Apex Test Execution. [...]
I just built a Visualforce application that people can use to associate a number of "child" records to a single "parent" record. Let's say that the application uses the Account object as the standard controller and then we extend the logic so that we can find, manipulate and link many Contact records. The functionality of the application is not important for this post but how we access the application is important. [...]
I am a big fan of developing Visualforce pages that are useful to humans. This means providing helpful feedback to the person interacting with the application in order to limit User frustration. In some circumstances this means providing clearer error messaging rather than simply outputting any system generated errors. [...]
A big part of building Visualforce pages is making sure that the human has a good experience while interacting with the page(s) you've designed. This means that you need to have a good way of handling errors when and if they occur. In this post I will highlight one of the simplest ways to handle an error by utilizing the apex:pageMessages tag within your Visualforce page. [...]
Pass values to a new Opportunity via a custom button using nothing but the URL. This can be useful if you want to default some values on the detail page when new records are being created. It can save your Users some time so they don't need to fill out every field. It will also allow you to provide some guidance for values you want provided when new records are created in your organization. [...]
Years ago I wrote a post about how to use the User's locale settings in order to render a properly formatted DateTime value within a Visualforce page. Today I needed a locale based date value to render in Visualforce. I went out to that old post and reviewed it because I needed a place to begin coding. [...]
In my last post I provided a template for creating a Visualforce page rendered as a PDF. In this post I am going to show you how to generate that PDF file and attach it to a record within Salesforce by simply clicking a button/link. [...]
A few years ago I started generating PDF invoices and receipts directly within Salesforce. Since invoices or receipts may have many rows of data and the data may span multiple pages, I decided to include a page counter in the margin of each rendered page. [...]