Best Practices for Deploying System Admin Profiles in Salesforce
Question: When working with Salesforce sandboxes and production environments, deploying profiles, particularly the System Admin profile, can be tricky, especially when the profile includes access to a large number of fields across objects. The issue arises when sandboxes have different configurations and objects, as well as varying field-level access, and…
Publishing Platform Event with JSON in a Text Field?
Question When attempting to publish a Platform Event with a valid JSON object inside a custom text field (Message__c), the serialized JSON string appears with backslashes before special characters such as double quotes (“). For example, when assigning the following JSON to Message__c: The resulting event payload contains an escaped…
Downloading Large Files and Uploading to Salesforce Static Resources
Question: I need to download a large .gz file and upload it to Salesforce as a Static Resource. The file is significantly larger than Salesforce’s HTTP response size limit (6 MB), making direct download via an Apex HTTP callout infeasible. My goal is to: Answer: I attempted an HTTP callout…
Retrieving Components from Your Managed Package Version in Salesforce
Question: I have a developer org where I created a 1st-generation managed package with an assigned namespace. Over a year ago, I uploaded a released package version. Since then, I’ve implemented bug fixes, added features, and now plan to upload a new released package version. However, I need to create…
CheckMarx FLS Violations for Dynamic SObjects in Apex?
Question: In Salesforce Apex, handling objects dynamically using the generic SObject type allows for flexible and reusable code that can work across different Salesforce objects. However, this dynamic approach creates challenges for static code analysis tools like CheckMarx and PMD. For example, consider the following code snippet where QuoteLineItem records…
What Is the Difference Between Controllers and Extensions in Visualforce?
Question: Can someone explain the usage of controllers and extensions in Visualforce? When should we use a controller, and in what scenarios should we opt for an extension instead? Answer: In Visualforce, controllers and extensions define the behavior of a page, dictating how it interacts with Salesforce data and performs…
Hide Specific Buttons on Order Products Related List?
Question: Is it possible to control the visibility of the “Add Products” and “Edit Products” buttons on the Order Products related list? The only solution we have found so far is to hide both buttons by disabling the “Show list view action bar” option. We then created two duplicate related…
Automating Admin Approved Users Policy for Managed Package Apps
Question: I am building a Managed Package that includes an External Client App using the JWT Bearer Token Flow for authentication. One critical requirement is to ensure that the OAuth Policy of the Connected App is set to “Admin approved users are pre-authorized” automatically when the package is installed in…
Setting Lightning Datatable Width for Horizontal Scrolling?
Question When configuring a related list in a Lightning page, the rendered table has a <div> with a specific width derived from column widths, allowing horizontal scrolling. This prevents columns from being squished while ensuring users can scroll to view all data. In a custom Lightning Web Component (LWC) using…
Cloning Salesforce Objects and Projects to a New Org
Question: I have a Salesforce project in an existing Developer Edition org, and I want to create a new Developer Edition org where I can replicate all objects, layouts, and configurations from the existing org. Additionally, I need to make changes in the new org without affecting the existing one….
