Category Archives : Salesforce Technical Questions

Can Named Credential Merge Fields Be Used in URLs?

On June 15, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Can Named Credential Merge Fields Be Used in URLs?

Question: I have a Named Credential defined as follows: The service I am trying to authenticate against requires passing the username and developer key as URL parameters. I attempted to use Named Credential merge fields to pass these parameters, but debugging the request shows that the merge fields are not…

Accessing Salesforce Data Tables via Palantir?

On June 13, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Accessing Salesforce Data Tables via Palantir?

Question: We are attempting to connect Palantir Foundry to Salesforce to access Salesforce data tables (SObjects). Following the documented steps for setting up the Palantir Salesforce connector, we successfully established a connection with the Salesforce Connected App. However, in the preview, we do not see any of the Salesforce data…

Does JSON Serialization Break SObject Equality?

On June 11, 2025, Posted by , In Apex,Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Does JSON Serialization Break SObject Equality?

Question: When an SObject containing Decimal fields is serialized and deserialized using JSON, the equality operator (==) no longer returns true, even if the field values appear identical. Why does this happen, and how can it be fixed? For example: Interestingly, if the Amount field values are logged: The values…

How to Deserialize a JSON String in Apex?

On June 9, 2025, Posted by , In Apex,Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on How to Deserialize a JSON String in Apex?

Question: How can I deserialize the following JSON string into Apex? I’ve tried using the following code to deserialize it: The code works, but I’m looking for a more efficient and simpler way to handle this. Any suggestions? Answer: A more efficient and structured approach would be to generate Apex…

Can the Metadata API be invoked from Apex?

On June 7, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Can the Metadata API be invoked from Apex?

Question: Is it possible to invoke the Salesforce Metadata API from within Apex? Many developers believe this is not allowed, but some have suggested it might be possible. While it’s generally accepted that you can’t call Salesforce web services from within Salesforce itself, others claim to have made it work….

Why does a query time out in Automation Studio?

On June 5, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Marketing Cloud,Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Why does a query time out in Automation Studio?

Question: I am experiencing a timeout issue when running a query in Automation Studio, while the same query executes successfully within a minute in Query Studio. The Target Data Extension has four primary keys: SubscriberKey, JobId, BatchId, and Email. The query activity in Automation Studio is set to “Update.” Why…

What are the attributes in _PushAddress and _PushTag Data Views?

On June 3, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Marketing Cloud,Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on What are the attributes in _PushAddress and _PushTag Data Views?

Question: What are the attribute names for the _PushAddress and _PushTag data views that support Mobile Push? Answer: To view the attributes in the _PushAddress data view that support Mobile Push, you can use the following SQL query with aliases: Explanation: The above SQL query selects specific attributes from the…

How to bypass validation rules for specific users?

On June 1, 2025, Posted by , In Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on How to bypass validation rules for specific users?

Question: I have a requirement where a specific user should be able to edit a field without triggering validation rules. Initially, I attempted to write a validation rule using the formula LastModifiedId != ‘005000000000000AAA’. However, I realized that LastModifiedId is not updated until after the record is saved, so the…

Access force:recordData Values During Init Handler?

On May 31, 2025, Posted by , In LWC Essentials,Salesforce Technical Questions, With Comments Off on Access force:recordData Values During Init Handler?

Question: Is there a way to access values from force:recordData in the init handler of an Aura component? I am trying to fetch the Name field of an Opportunity record in the doInit method, but it throws an error saying:Cannot read property ‘Name’ of null. Here is the current implementation:…