Note: The code for all triggers, classes, and pages can be downloaded as an archived Eclipse IDE Project from here, or you can install this as a package into your Development or Sandbox environment from here. The Business Issues: As an administrator, there are times when I wanted to monitor records deleted, especially for certain users who had a habit of inadvertently or

For most medium to large SalesForce.com implementations, the following two statements are probably true: One of the favorites of most SalesForce.com users is the ease of creating new custom reports. One of the headaches of most administrators is dealing with the hundreds or thousands of reports that get created, saved, and then are never used again. Before the Force.com IDE,

Sorry for the long delay between blog posts. Between project work, vacation and being sick I just haven’t had the time to dedicate to writing a new post. But that changes now. Since my last post I’ve starting using Twitter. Click the Twitter link to the right to see my Twitter page and who I’m following. Some of you may

Note: Post updated 28 Jan 2009 to include the trigger code discussed. As SalesForce prepares the Spring ’09 release, I wanted to touch on what I think is an area they need to focus on – Currency Management. In my opinion one of the biggest missing components of SalesForce.com has been around Currency Management, specifically around viewing amounts in different

Sping ’09 Release Preview Review

You gotta love the Mac-v-PC ads. Besides being a big fan of John Hodgman, they’re just plain funny. When I met my wife she was a Mac-head. I didn’t as much convert her as I did make the buying decisions for our home computers. Most of her friends have Macs. Even some of my friends have purchased Macs for home.

col·lab·o·rate intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates 1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. 2. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one’s country. 3. Google Applications   I added #3, but it’s true. Google Applications means collaboration. And the best part is it’s free. There is the full suite of Google Applications where they link your domain to their apps

Ah, yes. A techie-post. You knew it was coming. I just noticed that SalesForce.com released an update to their Winter ’09 IDE. If you are an SFC developer and  you’re not yet using the Eclipse IDE with the Force.com Perspective, I highly recommend it.  The IDE is a must if you’re doing anything with Apex Classes or Triggers. Sure, you

I worked for the same company for the last 15 years – and I liked my job. It’s certainly an oddity for someone in the technology field these days, but it was not unusual to find people at KT who had been there for 20 or more years. Anyway, now I’m not there and I find myself wondering what to