Essentials to Know to Get Started with Lightning Web Components
Lightning Web Components was born to succeed Aura/Lightning components. Launched by Salesforce in Feb’19, Lightning Web Components is an open…
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Mass Insert Custom Metadata Type Records
The blog post provides solutions for the challenges faced while inserting mass CustomMetadataType records in Salesforce org. It suggests using SalesforceDX CLI and explains the process of inserting records using Salesforce CLI. It also mentions an easier alternative of applying a Custom Metadata Loader tool from GitHub.
How to upload/share a file across multiple records?
The article explains how to automatically share a file uploaded on Salesforce's event object with parent records, using Apex. It details the roles of ContentDocument, representing the file; ContentVersion, its version; and ContentDocumentLink, the link to where it's shared.
Quick News Lightning Component
The post showcases a "NewsApp" lightning component application developed on Salesforce lightning platform. Designed to display recent articles from global sources, the application offers features like keyword search and breaking news. It's constructed with the Salesforce lightning framework and "NewsAPI", and hosted on Salesforce by embedding the component in a Visualforce page. The data from news sources is parsed and processed into readable news articles.
Lightning Web Component Local Development Setup# and Installation
Salesforce has released a Local Development Beta for Lightning Web Component (LWC) developers. This will allow construction, running, and testing of the LWC on local machines, eliminating the need for deployment on Salesforce org. Available through the Salesforce CLI plugin, this server will improve developers' productivity due to decreased development and testing time.
Report Chart | Lightning Component | Chart JS
Arun Kumar has shared a blog post about a lighting component that utilizes the Chart.js library to create dynamical, user-customizable charts. Available as an open-source tool, Chart.js offers eight chart types and excels in rendering performance. Kumar also offers an installable package for Salesforce instances.
Opportunity Close Countdown | âš¡ Lightning Component
Arun Kumar has shared a custom "Lightning Component" called "Opportunity Close Countdown". This countdown timer indicates the remaining time to close a sales opportunity, working based on the "closed date" field on the opportunity record. It's a tool that helps sales users keep track of their opportunity close dates to ensure timely deal closure.