April 13, 2018

7 Traps to Avoid during Salesforce Integration Projects

in: Software Tagged: data integration, data tag, salesforce, Salesforce integration

Salesforce is a terrific tool, and it continues to grow in capabilities as well as popularity. However, companies don’t use Salesforce in a vacuum; they need to integrate it with their other systems to maximize value. Here are some pitfalls to beware of in Salesforce integration projects. Speed bumps and pitfalls

December 18, 2017

How to Prevent a “Gotcha!” in Salesforce Relationships

in: Business, Data, Programming, Software Tagged: business, data tag, database, sales force management, salesforce, Salesforce administration, Salesforce development, Salesforce relationships, softwares

Working with Salesforce relationships is a little different from traditional relational database structures, but Salesforce has great tools for building custom data relationships, and most people can adapt quickly to the SOQL model. As with any other system, though, there are a few “gotchas” to watch for when designing Salesforce relationships. I ran into one […]

May 30, 2017

Emergent Workflows Part 1

in: Data, Programming, Software Tagged: custom software, data tag, database, emergent workflows, Programming tag

What is an Emergent Workflow? I’m not sure if there’s any consensus on the definition of an emergent workflow.  It’s a term that I use to describe a pattern I have witnessed in business software.  To me, an emergent workflow is a workflow that was not designed explicitly into a piece of software, but slowly […]