In Salesforce development, managing large data sets efficiently is a crucial aspect of maintaining optimal performance. One powerful tool at our disposal for handling such
Category: Apex
Deploying a trigger to Salesforce
There are several ways to deploy Apex triggers to Salesforce: Using the Salesforce user interface: This is the simplest and most straightforward method to deploy
Write a Trigger to send an email to the account owner whenever the account’s industry is changed.
trigger SendIndustryChangeEmail on Account (before update) { for (Account a : Trigger.new) { Account oldAccount = Trigger.oldMap.get(a.Id); if (a.Industry != oldAccount.Industry) { Messaging.SingleEmailMessage email =
Avoid using recursion in triggers
Recursion in triggers occurs when a trigger causes another trigger to fire, resulting in an infinite loop. This can lead to performance issues and can
Accessing field values from Trigger.new and Trigger.old records
The values of fields in the records in the Trigger.new and Trigger.old collections can be accessed using the dot (.) notation. Here’s an example that
Understanding the Trigger.newMap and Trigger.oldMap maps
Trigger.newMap: 1.It is a map of IDs to the newest version of records, after they have been updated. 2.The keys of the map are the
Using the Trigger.new and Trigger.old maps
The Trigger.new and Trigger.old maps are important context variables that are used in Apex triggers to access the new and old versions of the records
Understanding the trigger context variables
In Apex Triggers, there are several context variables that are available to help manage the state of the trigger and access information about the records
Setting up a Trigger in Salesforce
Here are the steps to set up a trigger in Salesforce: Navigate to the Developer Console: To set up a trigger in Salesforce, first navigate to
Use cases for Apex Triggers: Apex Triggers can be used for a wide range of business requirements in the Salesforce platform. Here are some common