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Log In as Another Salesforce User

Log In as Another Salesforce User One of the ‘go-to’ requirements when testing Salesforce has to be User Profiles. How many times has a development gone LIVE only for the end Users to raise a LIVE Issues relating to access to a Salesforce object/app? As a Salesforce QA, you should always ask your PM/Developer/Stakeholders if…

4 Ways to Learn Salesforce

It’s time to learn Salesforce! Recently Salesforce unveiled their third annual commissioned IDC study on the Salesforce Economy. It provided an interesting insight when it reported that Salesforce and its ecosystem of Customers and Partners will drive the creation of 3.3 million new jobs and more than $859 billion in new business revenues worldwide by 2022….

What is a Salesforce Environment?

What is a Salesforce Environment (or Org)? In Salesforce terminology, environments are the same as organisations so, an instance of say Force.com is an environment but also known as an organisation or org. Orgs can be used for Development, Testing and Production. Each Org is based on a Salesforce Edition which contains specific functionality, objects,…

Data Security and Salesforce

Salesforce Data Security Basics. How can I be sure my data is secure in Salesforce? When you log in, the URLs used to access your data are all preceded with https:// instead of http://, which indicates that a secure connection has been established. Furthermore, whenever your password is changed or reset, or when you log…