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SysCloud Backup for Salesforce
21Oct

SysCloud Backup for Salesforce

Introducing SysCloud Backup for Salesforce. Protect and manage your critical SaaS applications seamlessly: Enhanced Backup Capabilities: Simplify Backups with Sky – Our AI Copilot: Addressing Salesforce’s Native Data Retention Limitations: SysCloud Shared Drives Backup: Effortlessly Protect Your Salesforce Data: Pricing and Compatibility: Superfast SOC-2 Compliant Backups: Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 21, 2022in Salesforce
Sending Emails Through Salesforce
20Oct

Marketing Cloud Email Sends and Reports

How do I dispatch Marketing Cloud email sends and reports from Sales or Service Clouds? Once Marketing Cloud Connect is configured, utilize the Marketing Cloud tab to send Marketing Cl;oud emails to campaigns and reports. For Campaigns, Contacts, or Leads, utilize the “Send Marketing Cloud Email” option after integrating the custom Visualforce page into the page layouts. Is it possible to send to Sales or Service Cloud Campaigns or Reports? Certainly. You can send emails to one or more campaigns or reports directly from the Marketing Cloud tab. Reports must include either a Lead ID or Contact ID field, and appropriate permissions to view the report are required. Can I send to multiple Reports and Campaigns simultaneously? Absolutely. You have the flexibility to send emails to up to 10 campaigns, reports, or a combination of both directly from the Marketing Cloud tab. Is it feasible to send to Reports in My Personal Custom Reports Folder? Yes, but only if the “Scope by User” option was selected during integration or if the “Tracking User” and “View My Personal Custom Reports” options were enabled in the Marketing Cloud Connect configuration. Can I send to Sales or Service Cloud Person Accounts? Certainly. You can send emails to Person Accounts. Can I send to a single Sales or Service Cloud Contact or Lead? Certainly. Simply click on “Send Marketing Cloud Email” on the Lead or Contact record after incorporating the custom Visualforce page into the appropriate page layout. Which objects in Salesforce can I send to? You can send emails to Contacts, Leads, Campaigns, and Person Account objects. Is it possible to create emails in Sales or Service Cloud for use in Marketing Cloud Connect sends? No. Email content must be created in Marketing Cloud for use within Marketing Cloud Connect sends. Can I preview emails in Sales or Service Cloud before sending? Absolutely. After selecting an email, you can preview a thumbnail version. If you choose both an email and a report or campaign, a dynamic preview with subscriber-specific content is also accessible. Can I verify my counts in Sales or Service Cloud before sending? Yes, you can verify counts in advance if you have access to the report you are sending to. Is it possible to associate an email with a Report or Campaign? Yes. Associate email content with a list of recipients (reports or campaigns) through email linkages. Simply check the box for “Remember recipients and exclusions for this email” after selecting an email and a recipient list from the Send Email page. Are Joined Reports supported by Marketing Cloud Connect? No, Joined Reports are not supported. Refer to additional information about joined reports. What are Exclusions or Suppressions? Exclusions permit the exclusion of specific customers from a send. Both reports and campaigns can be excluded at the time of dispatch. What options do I have for a Send-From Address? You can send from your own email address, the owner of a record, an organization-wide email address, or a Marketing Cloud send classification. What time-based options are available for sending? You have the choice to send immediately or schedule for a future time and date. Can I view a thumbnail preview of my Triggered Sends? Certainly. You can view a thumbnail preview of triggered sends on the Individual Email Results record. Note that previews include triggered sends created with Content Builder after the 209 managed package release, but they do not render personalization or AMPscript. Marketing Cloud email sends and reports provide users with multiple email sending options. Like1 Related Posts Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more 50 Advantages of Salesforce Sales Cloud According to the Salesforce 2017 State of Service report, 85% of executives with service oversight identify customer service as a Read more CRM Cloud Salesforce What is a CRM Cloud Salesforce? Salesforce Service Cloud is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for Salesforce clients to Read more Salesforce Data Studio Data Studio Overview Salesforce Data Studio is Salesforce’s premier solution for audience discovery, data acquisition, and data provisioning, offering access Read more

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October 20, 2022in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud
Salesforce Genie Announced
19Oct

Salesforce Genie Announced

Salesforce Genie announced this year is an innovative data platform recently unveiled at Dreamforce 2022, heralding the world’s first real-time CRM. Genie is the driving force behind Salesforce’s entire Customer 360 platform, delivering hyper-scale, real-time data capabilities. With Genie, any business can harness the power of data to create magical customer experiences, offering seamless, personalized interactions across sales, service, marketing, and commerce. It adapts effortlessly to evolving customer needs. Consider scenarios we encounter daily: the frustration of lengthy customer support calls navigating purchase history, or the challenge of locating specific items on cluttered e-commerce websites. These situations underscore the demand for real-time updates in every customer interaction, a demand that Genie aims to fulfill. In the last 12 hours alone, the volume of stored customer data worldwide has doubled, explaining the delays in customer support. However, with Salesforce Genie, businesses can make sense of their data regardless of source, system, or channel. This unified data drives unprecedented levels of personalization, akin to magic. Salesforce Genie’s Key Features: Genie is pivotal for various industries leveraging Salesforce, like banks managing vast customer records and administrative tasks. Salesforce aims to enhance data utilization without altering existing approaches. Comparison with Salesforce CDP: Genie transcends traditional Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) by: How Genie Works: Genie ingests and stores real-time data streams at scale, integrating them seamlessly with Salesforce data. It consolidates data from diverse channels, legacy systems via MuleSoft, and proprietary data lakes through connectors. Core Pillars of Salesforce Genie: Salesforce Genie’s Extensibility: Genie partners with leading data providers such as Snowflake and Amazon SageMaker, enabling seamless integration and real-time data sharing without data movement. Unified Customer 360 Use Cases: Genie unifies data across Salesforce’s Customer 360 products for various departments: In essence, Salesforce Genie revolutionizes data integration and utilization, enabling businesses to deliver unparalleled customer experiences across all touchpoints. Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 19, 2022in Hyperforce, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Salesforce Data Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Optimization, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Slack, Snowflake
Salesforce Data Cloud
18Oct

What Does Salesforce Data Cloud Do?

Salesforce Data Cloud, formerly known as Salesforce CDP, has rapidly become Salesforce’s fastest-growing, organically-developed product. To understand the vision for Data Cloud, it’s essential to understand the foundational capabilities of CDPs. Salesforce CDP, now part of Data Cloud, has been delivering the following: Customer Disparate Data Consider the typical customer, leaving a robust data trail encompassing engagement data (interactions with marketing journeys, ads, mobile apps) and insight data derived from engagement (won revenue, purchase intent, privacy management). Data Cloud is the foundation that speeds up the connectivity between different ‘clouds’ across the platform. Data Cloud uses all this data normalized for understanding to power your Salesforce ecosystem. Use Data Cloud to create personalized, real-time experiences across Salesforce and beyond. Connect your data sources and define their relationship in Data Cloud. Learn the benefits of using data spaces in Data Cloud. A data space is a logical partition to organize your data for profile unification, insights, and marketing data. A data cloud gives you an infrastructure for efficient data management across multiple systems at any scale. You can ensure data is available to anyone who needs it without compromising data integrity or security. By providing a 360-degree view of the customer lifecycle, Salesforce Data Cloud enables businesses to understand their customers like never before. This comprehensive view is the key to unlocking personalized experiences that resonate with customers on a deeper level, fostering loyalty and driving business growth. Data Cloud shares the purpose and benefits that CDPs deliver – but goes beyond the traditional definition of CDP: Beyond marketing use cases: CDPs are typically targeted at marketers. Data Cloud unifies data for use across all Customer 360 products, and therefore, the myriad of use cases every department will have. Like1 Related Posts Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more Top Ten Reasons Why Tectonic Loves the Cloud The Cloud is Good for Everyone – Why Tectonic loves the cloud You don’t need to worry about tracking licenses. Read more CRM Cloud Salesforce What is a CRM Cloud Salesforce? Salesforce Service Cloud is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for Salesforce clients to Read more How Travel Companies Are Using Big Data and Analytics In today’s hyper-competitive business world, travel and hospitality consumers have more choices than ever before. With hundreds of hotel chains Read more

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October 18, 2022in Mulesoft, Salesforce Managed Services
MuleSoft Direct for Industry Cloud
17Oct

Announcing MuleSoft Direct for Salesforce Industry Clouds

MuleSoft provides the easy-to-use tools you need to automate your way to higher productivity and lower costs.  Announcing MuleSoft Direct for Salesforce Industry Clouds! Salesforce and MuleSoft have introduced a groundbreaking connectivity solution, MuleSoft Direct for Industry Clouds, designed to expedite project delivery and foster innovation within specific industries. This solution empowers both business and IT professionals to swiftly implement industry-standard integration use cases, enhancing critical business operations. The initial rollout of MuleSoft is now accessible for Salesforce Communications Cloud and Energy & Utilities Cloud. Key Significance: In the post-pandemic landscape, the demand for quicker and more efficient project delivery is paramount. Industries face increased pressure to adopt interoperability standards such as Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), and TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum). MuleSoft Direct for Industry Clouds addresses these demands by delivering turnkey connectivity solutions tailored for specific industries, streamlining the integration of systems and data. Leverage pre-built solutions in industry standard for business critical operations to accelerate time to value. Innovation Highlights: With MuleSoft Direct, industry-leading connectivity is accelerated in the following ways: MuleSoft Direct for Salesforce Industry Clouds MuleSoft Direct simplifies connectivity by offering pre-built industry-specific use cases that cater to unique and complex business requirements. Use cases for Communications and Energy & Utilities include validating addresses and services during quoting and ordering, submitting new orders to order management systems, and streamlining billing processes. Future Steps: MuleSoft Direct solutions are set to expand to Health Cloud and Financial Services Cloud in the coming year, addressing integration needs related to Prior Authorization and fee reversals. There are plans to onboard additional industries in the future. Perspective from Salesforce and MuleSoft: “MuleSoft helps you automate any system and connect to any data, anywhere,” emphasizing the embedding of modern, industry-compliant connectivity and automation into industry clouds. Liam Doyle, SVP, Product Management, Mulesoft Jujhar Singh, EVP & GTM, Salesforce Industries, emphasized the significance of MuleSoft Direct in accelerating the implementation of industry cloud solutions, pre-building and packaging critical connectivity use cases to hasten customers’ time to value. Connectivity made easy for… Health Cloud Speed up Prior Authorization and power patient 360 initiatives with FHIR integrations directly in Health Cloud. Financial Services Cloud Modernize legacy systems to deliver digital-first experiences with BIAN integrations directly in Financial Services Cloud. Communications Cloud Streamline service and order operations with TM Forum integrations directly in Communications Cloud. Energy & Utilities Cloud Expedite key service processes with packaged billing and pricing integrations directly in Energy & Utilities Cloud. Consumer Goods Cloud Implement key initiatives like trade promotion management faster with pre-built integrations directly in Consumer Goods Cloud. Media Cloud Enhance key media & entertainment operations with pre-built integrations directly in Media Cloud. If you’re a beginner in data integration tools, this could be a reason why Mulesoft may not be right for you. It has a vast number of integrations and capabilities that can make it difficult for beginners to use. Contact Tectonic today for assistance. Content updated January 2024. Like1 Related Posts Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more Salesforce Government Cloud: Ensuring Compliance and Security Salesforce Government Cloud public sector solutions offer dedicated instances known as Government Cloud Plus and Government Cloud Plus – Defense. Read more PII Explained Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is defined as: Any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom Read more Integration of Salesforce Sales Cloud to Google Analytics 360 Announced In November 2017, Google unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Salesforce, outlining their commitment to develop innovative integrations between Google Analytics Read more

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October 17, 2022in Mulesoft, Salesforce Automotive Cloud, Salesforce Communications Cloud, Salesforce Financial Services Solutions, Salesforce Health and Life Sciences Solutions, Salesforce Health Cloud, Salesforce Manufacturing Automotive Energy
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio
14Oct

Marketing Cloud Social Studio Retirement Announced

Social Studio to Sundown. Marketing Cloud Social Studio Retirement announced. Salesforce is retiring the following Marketing Cloud Social Studio subscriptions (“Marketing Cloud Social Studio Products”) on November 18, 2024. Marketing Cloud Social Studio Products Social Studio (Listen & Engage) – Agency Social Studio (Publish, Listen & Engage) – Pro Social Studio (Listen & Engage) – Basic Social Studio – Customer Service Pro Social Studio (Listen & Engage) – Corporate Marketing Cloud Platform Fees Social Studio (Listen & Engage) – Enterprise Marketing Cloud – Reseller Insights Fees Social Studio (Listen & Engage) – Pro Social Studio (SS101 VC) Social Studio (Publish, Listen & Engage) – Agency Social Intelligence Module Social Studio (Publish, Listen & Engage) – Agency Social Studio – Automate – Agency Social Studio (Publish, Listen & Engage) – Corporate Social Studio – Automate – Basic Social Studio (Publish, Listen & Engage) – Enterprise Social Studio – Automate – Pro Command Center Social Studio – 50,000 Additional Mentions Command Center Standalone Social Studio – Additional TP & 1M Mentions – Agency Social Studio – Premium Data – China Social Studio – Automate – Additional Actions Social Studio – Premium Data – China – Agency Social Studio – Automate – Additional Actions – Agency Social Studio – 1,000 Additional Einstein Vision Images Social Studio – Insights Credits Social Studio – Einstein Vision Social Studio – Insights Credits – Agency Social Studio – Review Accounts Social Studio – Social Accounts Social Studio – Additional Topic Profiles Social Studio – Social Accounts – Agency Social Studio – Additional Users Social Customer Service Pro Social Studio – Additional Users – Agency Social Studio – Customer Service Pro Social Studio – 1 Million Additional Mentions What does this change mean for me?  Starting November 18, 2024, or the end of your contract, whichever comes sooner, you will no longer be able to access the Social Studio application, and all associated customer data will be deleted once your contract ends in accordance with our Trust and Compliance Documentation.  If the Order Term for your Marketing Cloud Social Studio Product(s) extends beyond November 18, 2024, Salesforce will reach out to you directly to discuss your options.   What action do I take before November 18, 2024? Salesforce recommends retrieving your Social Studio data at least 90 days before the Order End Date of your Marketing Cloud Social Studio Product(s) or November 18, 2024, whichever is sooner.  Refer to the steps in Salesforce Help:  Social Studio Data Extracts.  Are there products similar to Social Studio you can recommend? Contact your AE or Tectonic rep to discuss potential third-party alternative products that provide functionality similar to the Marketing Cloud Social Studio Products.  If you have more questions, open a case with Support via Salesforce Help. To view all current and past retirements, see Salesforce Product & Feature Retirements. Marketing Cloud Social Studio Retirement To read about the Salesforce approach to retirements, read our Product & Feature Retirement Philosophy. Like Related Posts Salesforce Data Studio Data Studio Overview Salesforce Data Studio is Salesforce’s premier solution for audience discovery, data acquisition, and data provisioning, offering access Read more How Travel Companies Are Using Big Data and Analytics In today’s hyper-competitive business world, travel and hospitality consumers have more choices than ever before. With hundreds of hotel chains Read more Mapping Your Customer Journey Creating a customer journey map is a crucial undertaking for businesses aiming to improve the customer experience and foster long-term Read more Collecting Customer Data and Acting On It Salesforce Data Collection and Customer Journey Mapping for Better Outcomes At the forefront of customer engagement, sales revenue leaders have Read more

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October 14, 2022in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Turn on the Slack Slash Command
12Oct

Turn on the Slack Slash Command

Introducing the Power of Slash Commands in Slack With the simple use of a slash and a command, you can seamlessly access data from connected apps without ever leaving Slack. The Service Cloud for Slack app streamlines workflows for service teams, enabling them to create new Salesforce records directly from Slack. This reduces the need for context switching and empowers teams to resolve issues swiftly within Slack’s integrated environment. Turn on the Slack Slash Command. Simplified, Unified Experience While workflows may originate from various sources and involve different types of data, the end goal remains consistent: a simplified, unified experience for users. Slash commands act as triggers, allowing users to summon your app with a quick text input in Slack’s message composer. Note that slash commands cannot be invoked within message threads, providing clarity in communication channels. How Slash Commands Work When a slash command is triggered, Slack sends a payload of data to the associated app, providing valuable context for further action. This interaction enables the app to respond accordingly, leveraging the information provided in the payload to deliver relevant insights or perform specified tasks. Applications of Slash Commands Whether it’s creating a to-do list, managing tasks, or initiating specific actions, slash commands offer a structured approach to app interactions within Slack. By understanding the structure and usage of slash commands, developers can tailor their apps to meet the unique needs of their audience. Turn on the Slack Slash Command To get started with slash commands: Response Process As part of the response process, apps should: This ensures a smooth user experience and facilitates seamless communication between Slack and connected apps. Conclusion – Turn on the Slack Slash Command Slash commands offer a convenient way to interact with apps directly from Slack, enhancing productivity and collaboration. By following best practices and understanding the nuances of command creation and response handling, developers can unlock the full potential of slash commands to enrich the Slack experience for users. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 12, 2022in Salesforce, Salesforce Slack
11Oct

Attribution with Google Tag Manager and Custom Code

Utilizing Google Tag Manager with Custom Code If you’re already using Google Tag Manager (GTM) on your website, you can leverage it to store UTM parameters in a browser cookie. This stored data can then be extracted and populated into hidden form fields, which are sent to Salesforce upon form submission. Attribution with Google Tag Manager and Custom Code. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the process: Attribution with Google Tag Manager and Custom Code Pros: Cons: Limitations: Implementing Attribution Snippets with GTM Across All Pages To implement attribution snippets using GTM, follow these steps: Adding Attributes in Google Tag Manager: Adding a Custom HTML Tag in GTM: Adding Code to GTM: Optimizing GTM Performance Differentiating GTM and Google Analytics Testing GTM Code Employ a Tag Debugger: Attribution with Google Tag Manager and Custom Code Changes Is your business ready for the changes coming to Google’s data measurement infrastructure? You probably rely on Google Analytics as a marvelous tool to understand your customers and better target their needs across both your web and mobile app platforms. But with changes on the way from Google, particularly with some legacy mobile app tracking and measurement platforms, the stability of your analytics might be at risk if you’re not prepared. What’s changing? The current version of Google Tag Manager (version 4, or “Legacy”) for mobile apps will no longer be supported by Google as of March 2020. But, limitations on the functionality of GTM version 4 have already begun. Due to these limitations and hard dates for deprecation, everyone will need to upgrade to Google Tag Manager version 5. This requires the implementation of new GTM and Firebase Software Development Kits and a switch from the current GTM in-app, data layer approach to the new Firebase, event-based, data collection process. When will service be affected? Here are the key dates and milestones shared by Google, subject to change (though unlikely): Will analytics measurement be affected? Yes, for your mobile applications in particular. For your business to maintain uninterrupted Google Analytics tracking, you must make changes in the app source code. You’ll have to migrate the current data layer code in-app to Firebase-syntax data collection code, install a new Firebase SDK (if not already in place), create new GTM v5 containers, and test the new set-up for reliability to avoid any interruptions. InfoTrust can provide you with assistance to make this process as painless as possible. Please note, if you are already using Firebase Analytics and/or the newer version of Google Tag Manager for mobile apps, v5 (Firebase powered events and data collection), there is nothing to worry about and you are already in the safe zone. These dates are only meant to deprecate the measurement tracking for **Google Tag Manager v4 Legacy Containers** in mobile apps. This DOES NOT mean you have to move to Firebase Analytics and it DOES NOT mean GA for mobile apps is going away. Simply the means of collecting data in the app, if using GTM, is going through an upgraded version. You will need to update your source code to use the new GTM v5 SDK and Firebase event code, as described later but feel free to continue using GA as normal (if deployed in the new GTM v5 Firebase-powered containers). Benefits of Switching It’s not all bad news. Though the migration to GTM v5 will take some work, there are some major advantages. Most importantly, switching ensures uninterupted information flow to Google Analytics, so you never lose touch with your customers. Also, this isn’t just a cosmetic change; the switch to version 5 comes with more tags, new GTM capabilities, and new Firebase analytics UI capabilities. Why InfoTrust? If you’re still using version 4 of Google Tag Manager, this could be a complex project that requires input from many different parts of your business from IT to software development to analytics to marketing. Migrating platforms may be a little annoying, but it’s much less annoying than losing access to the key analytics tools or data you rely on to understand your customers and make strategic business decisions. Switching prevents headaches later and unlocks useful new features now. InfoTrust can help your organization come up with a solid migration plan, help work with your engineers to fully test and configure all the reporting + data measurement, and partner with your team to make the most out of the data collection and mobile application data you will continue to capture. If you have any questions about any aspect of this process, don’t think twice about reaching out. We’d love to help. InfoTrust is here to make sure you’re data confident. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 11, 2022in Google Analytics, Salesforce
Salesforce Partner Portal
10Oct

Salesforce Partner Portals Built on Salesforce Experience Cloud

In the pursuit of strengthening partner relationships and expanding market reach, the adoption of a robust partner portal is crucial. Salesforce Experience Cloud presents an optimal solution that empowers organizations to craft customized and collaborative partner portals.  All with the security and flexibility you expect from Salesforce. Salesforce Partner Portals Built on Salesforce Experience Cloud. To realize the full potential of this platform and ensure a seamless implementation, adhering to best practices aligned with specific business objectives is necessary. Let’s explore key strategies and recommendations for a successful Salesforce Experience Cloud partner portal implementation, guiding you on the journey to unlocking the portal’s comprehensive capabilities. Exploring Salesforce Experience Cloud Partner Portals: Within Salesforce Experience Cloud, partner portals, also known as Salesforce PRM portals, play a pivotal role in fostering collaboration and communication between companies and their external partners. These dedicated gateways offer secure access to resources, information, and tools, facilitating seamless data sharing, streamlined processes, and effective management of partner relationships. Utilizing Salesforce PRM Portals: The Salesforce PRM portal facilitates the following functions: Salesforce Partner Portals Built on Salesforce Experience Cloud Key Features and Functionalities: Experience Cloud partner portals incorporate a range of components and functionalities designed to adapt to the evolving partner ecosystem. Essential standard features include: Best Practices for Implementation Success: Define Clear Goals and KPIs: Engage with Your Partners: If you are looking for a partner portal solution for your business, contact Tectonic today. Like1 Related Posts Top Ten Reasons Why Tectonic Loves the Cloud The Cloud is Good for Everyone – Why Tectonic loves the cloud You don’t need to worry about tracking licenses. Read more 50 Advantages of Salesforce Sales Cloud According to the Salesforce 2017 State of Service report, 85% of executives with service oversight identify customer service as a Read more Salesforce Government Cloud: Ensuring Compliance and Security Salesforce Government Cloud public sector solutions offer dedicated instances known as Government Cloud Plus and Government Cloud Plus – Defense. Read more How Travel Companies Are Using Big Data and Analytics In today’s hyper-competitive business world, travel and hospitality consumers have more choices than ever before. With hundreds of hotel chains Read more

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October 10, 2022in Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce Hospitality Travel and Transportation, Salesforce Managed Services, Salesforce Manufacturing Automotive Energy, Salesforce Optimization, Salesforce Public Sector Solutions
Batch Job Behavior
08Oct

Batch Job Behavior

By automating specific actions  that you’d normally have to manually initiate, batch jobs make processing large amount of data less tedious and time consuming. If you’ve ever noticed data from batch jobs processes ‘out of order,’ we’ll go over why that’s the case.  Inconsistent Batch Job Behavior Resolution Inconsistent behavior of batches is because batch Apex is an asynchronous process with no SLA, and many customers are sharing the resources, causing it to be slow.  Being an asynchronous process, the system will process the batches only when the system resources are available. There’s no way to prioritize a process, and we don’t provide a SLA for the execution.  Asynchronous Apex In a nutshell, asynchronous Apex is used to run processes in a separate thread, at a later time. An asynchronous process is a process or function that executes a task “in the background” without the user having to wait for the task to finish. You’ll typically use Asynchronous Apex for callouts to external systems, operations that require higher limits, and code that needs to run at a certain time. The key benefits of asynchronous processing include: User efficiency Let’s say you have a process that makes many calculations on a custom object whenever an Opportunity is created. The time needed to execute these calculations could range from a minor annoyance to a productivity blocker for the user. Since these calculations don’t affect what the user is currently doing, making them wait for a long running process is not an efficient use of their time. With asynchronous processing the user can get on with their work, the processing can be done in the background and the user can see the results at their convenience. Scalability By allowing some features of the platform to execute when resources become available at some point in the future, resources can be managed and scaled quickly. This allows the platform to handle more jobs using parallel processing. Higher Limits Asynchronous processes are started in a new thread, with higher governor and execution limits. And to be honest, doesn’t everyone want higher governor and execution limits? Asynchronous Apex comes in a number of different flavors. We’ll get into more detail for each one shortly, but here’s a high level overview. Type Overview Common Scenarios Future Methods Run in their own thread, and do not start until resources are available. Web service callout. Batch Apex Run large jobs that would exceed normal processing limits. Data cleansing or archiving of records. Queueable Apex Similar to future methods, but provide additional job chaining and allow more complex data types to be used. Performing sequential processing operations with external Web services. Scheduled Apex Schedule Apex to run at a specified time. Daily or weekly tasks. It’s also worth noting that these different types of asynchronous operations are not mutually exclusive. For instance, a common pattern is to kick off a Batch Apex job from a Scheduled Apex job. Increased Governor and Execution Limits One of the main benefits of running asynchronous Apex is higher governor and execution limits. For example, the number of SOQL queries is doubled from 100 to 200 queries when using asynchronous calls. The total heap size and maximum CPU time are similarly larger for asynchronous calls. Not only do you get higher limits with async, but also those governor limits are independent of the limits in the synchronous request that queued the async request initially. That’s a mouthful, but essentially, you have two separate Apex invocations, and more than double the processing capability. This comes in handy for instances when you want to do as much processing as you can in the current transaction but when you start to get close to governor limits, continue asynchronously. How Asynchronous Processing Works Asynchronous processing, in a multitenant environment, presents some challenges: Ensure fairness of processing Make sure every customer gets a fair share of processing resources. Ensure fault tolerance Make sure no asynchronous requests are lost due to equipment or software failures. The platform uses a queue-based asynchronous processing framework. This framework is used to manage asynchronous requests for multiple organizations within each instance. The request lifecycle is made up of three parts: Enqueue The request gets put into the queue. This could be an Apex batch request, future Apex request or one of many others. The platform will enqueue requests along with the appropriate data to process that request. Persistence The enqueued request is persisted. Requests are stored in persistent storage for failure recovery and to provide transactional capabilities. Dequeue The enqueued request is removed from the queue and processed. If the processing fails, transaction control ensures that requests are not lost. Each request is processed by a handler. The handler is the code that performs functions for a specific request type. Handlers are executed by a finite number of worker threads on each of the application servers that make up an instance. The threads request work from the queuing framework and when received, start a specific handler to do the work. Resource Conservation Asynchronous processing has lower priority than real-time interaction via the browser and API. To ensure there are sufficient resources to handle an increase in computing resources, the queuing framework monitors system resources such as server memory and CPU usage and reduce asynchronous processing when thresholds are exceeded. This is a fancy way of saying that the multitenant system protects itself. If an org tries to “gobble up” more than its share of resources, asynchronous processing is suspended until a normal threshold is reached. The long and short of it is that there’s no guarantee on processing time, but it’ll all work out in the end. Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure

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October 8, 2022in Salesforce Development Services
Salesforce Shield Data Monitoring and Encryption
07Oct

Salesforce Shield

Safeguarding your most sensitive data and proactively addressing evolving compliance and industry regulations through the implementation of Salesforce Shield can result in significant cost savings, as highlighted in Salesforce’s 2022 Top Data Security Trends report. Safeguarding with Salesforce Shield. Salesforce Shield was originally launched in 2015. Shield for Encryption Salesforce Shield allows you to encrypt your Salesforce data with AES 256-bit encryption at the field-level, as well as manage your own encryption keys. The Tectonic team is thrilled to introduce Salesforce Shield—an advanced encryption solution that ensures trusted data monitoring and expedites the security of cloud applications. Safeguarding with Salesforce Shield Salesforce Shield can help you protect your apps. Salesforce Shield is basically a set of security solutions that allows you to incorporate additional layers of trust, compliance, and governance into your mission-critical apps. Shield Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, and Field Audit Trail are all included. Shield Platform Encryption also supports person accounts, cases, search, approval processes, and other key Salesforce features. Classic encryption lets you protect only a special type of custom text field, which you create for that purpose. Shield, a comprehensive suite of capabilities, offers an enhanced level of security beyond Salesforce’s default settings. With Salesforce Shield, you can confidently protect sensitive data within your Salesforce environment and maintain that security over time. Salesforce Shield provides protection in four key ways: Blocks Unauthorized or Unlawful Activity: Finds and Classifies Sensitive Data Quickly: Adds Additional Security to Sensitive Data: Meets Compliance and Industry Regulations: Working closely with your company, Tectonic will tailor the configuration of Salesforce Shield to align with your specific requirements. Salesforce Shield’s capabilities span across all Salesforce “cloud” products, offering comprehensive data risk reduction across critical business areas. It provides additional security features beyond standard Salesforce, which is especially valuable for customers dealing with sensitive data or operating in highly regulated industries. Unlike whole disk encryption, Salesforce Shield operates at the field level and for files and attachments. It extends field history tracking, supporting up to 60 fields per object, compared to the standard 20 fields per object. Event Monitoring Analytics, a component of Salesforce Shield, offers reporting on event monitoring through a pre-built dashboard. Events are logged and displayed, allowing users to monitor trends, analyze user behavior, and ensure data security. Salesforce Shield employs Einstein Data Detect, an automated scanning tool, to identify sensitive data based on predefined patterns, including credit card numbers, emails, social security numbers, URLs, and IP addresses. This tool works seamlessly with platform encryption, indicating which data needs encryption at rest. Ask Tectonic For those seeking more information on Salesforce Shield, feel free to reach out to your Tectonic team, Salesforce AE, or consult Salesforce’s guide to Salesforce Shield Implementation. Does using Salesforce Shield make an organization automatically HIPAA compliant? No, while Salesforce Shield provides additional security features, customers must still configure it correctly and use it with other security measures to meet their HIPAA obligations. Which user permissions does Shield platform encryption require? “While many companies are leveraging the cloud to build apps at the speed of business, those in regulated industries have struggled to take full advantage of the cloud due to regulatory and compliance constraints,” said Tod Nielsen, executive vice president of Salesforce1 Platform, Salesforce. “With Salesforce Shield, we are liberating these IT leaders and developers, and empowering them to quickly build the cloud apps their businesses need, with the trust Salesforce is known for.” Salesforce Shield, in collaboration with Tectonic, fortifies your enterprise and Salesforce org by safeguarding sensitive data. Tectonic conducts a data classification exercise to identify fields requiring encryption based on regulatory, security, privacy, and compliance requirements. Isn’t it time your business and data benefited from the protection of Salesforce Shield? Like1 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 7, 2022in Einstein 1 Platform, Salesforce, Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud
06Oct

Benefits of Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud

Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud is a custom, industry specific solutions platform that helps you manage your entire book-of-business and customer service lifecycle, while increasing collaboration and visibility between sales, operations, and partners. Here are the Benefits of Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud. Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud offers numerous benefits that contribute to the efficient and seamless operation of your manufacturing businesses. One key advantage is the streamlining of business operations. By connecting different departments, the platform facilitates instant and automatic order submission, significantly improving overall efficiency. Manufacturing Cloud Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud provides a comprehensive view of operations, offering valuable insights into company and market changes. This visibility enables quick reactions to emerging trends, ensuring your business stays agile and responsive in a dynamic market environment. The time saved will help you stay ahead of market changes that may slow your competition down, improving your competitive advantage. The platform also plays a crucial role in improving sales forecasting. By providing visibility into all your customer interactions, Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud enables robust sales forecasts, empowering businesses to make informed decisions about their sales strategies. Moreover, the platform encourages the adoption of modernized processes, bridging costly gaps in traditional manufacturing operations. This modernization not only improves operational efficiency but also contributes to market responsiveness. Connected and streamlined operations facilitate quick responses to market changes, allowing businesses to adapt swiftly to evolving conditions.  Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud keeps your business moving forward, adopting modern and automated processes that save time and money. Automation Automation within Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud eliminates costly manual steps, reducing the risk of simple human errors. This is particularly crucial in scenarios where simple data entry mistakes, such as adding an extra zero to a fulfillment order, can lead to significant financial losses. The platform ensures reliable data, enabling seamless collaboration between Sales and Operations. Not only does this create smooth internal operations, but it also increases customer satisfaction. Instant access to reporting within the Manufacturing Cloud platform provides valuable insights into product performance, allowing businesses to create accurate predictions. Manufacturers can identify top-selling products, address underperforming items, and stay abreast of market trends. This information enables effective resource allocation and prompt issue resolution, preventing prolonged and costly production problems. Accurately tracking customer demand within Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud ensures optimal production levels. A 360-degree customer view of operations prevents overproduction or underproduction, striking a balance that avoids financial losses and customer dissatisfaction. The platform helps maintain an optimal level of stock on hand. The automated digital processes for contract management offered by Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud enable instant updates to client agreements. This eliminates version-control chaos caused by separate updates from various parties. A Salesforce single source of truth ensures unified operations, reduces legal liability, and ensures that all departments adhere to the same specifications. Implementing an automated system to track leads throughout the sales process is another benefit of Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud. Automating lead tracking provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of your sales strategies. Identification of attrition points triggers alerts, allowing manufacturers to address issues promptly. Sales teams can adjust strategies to prevent prospects from falling out of the pipeline, ultimately boosting sales and adding revenue to the bottom line. If your manufacturing operations could benefit from Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud, contact Tectonic to learn more. Like2 Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has finalized a deal to acquire Jigsaw, a wiki-style business contact database, for Read more Health Cloud Brings Healthcare Transformation Following swiftly after last week’s successful launch of Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce has announced the second installment in its series Read more

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October 6, 2022in Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Manufacturing Automotive Energy, Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud
Marketing Cloud Filtered Data Extensions
05Oct

Marketing Cloud Filtered Data Extensions

Marketing Cloud filtered data extensions serve as a refined subset of records extracted from an existing data extension, focusing on isolating specific data points. This tutorial walks you through the process of creating a filtered data extension within Salesforce Marketing Cloud. If you’re new to data extensions and their creation, you can refer to this insight tutorial for a comprehensive overview. Tutorial Steps: Begin by creating a data extension and uploading relevant data into it: Now, consider the potential of filtering this information. While filters are beneficial within a single data extension like the current one, they may not suffice when cross-referencing data across various extensions. In such cases, for increased flexibility, you may explore SQL queries or third-party apps like “DEselect.” Navigate back to subscribers and click the create button, selecting a filtered data extension instead of a standard one. Choose the source (subscriber DE) from the provided list. Upon selecting the source, you’ll reach the filter criteria definition screen: Now, let’s discuss measures: Once satisfied with the filter criteria, click ‘Save and build’: Is your company hoping to get up and running on Salesforce Marketing Cloud fast? Check out Tectonic’s Marketing Cloud Salesforce Implementation Solutions. Like Related Posts CRM Cloud Salesforce What is a CRM Cloud Salesforce? Salesforce Service Cloud is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for Salesforce clients to Read more Salesforce Data Studio Data Studio Overview Salesforce Data Studio is Salesforce’s premier solution for audience discovery, data acquisition, and data provisioning, offering access Read more How Travel Companies Are Using Big Data and Analytics In today’s hyper-competitive business world, travel and hospitality consumers have more choices than ever before. With hundreds of hotel chains Read more Why Your Company Isn’t Like a Baseball Team Recently, Chris shared an excellent post about the new World Series Champion Houston Astros. In short, it was a reminder Read more

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October 5, 2022in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Industries
04Oct

Salesforce Industries Acronyms

Here is a helpful glossary of terms you are likely to encounter when discussing Salesforce Industries (formerly Vlocity). Salesforce Industries Acronyms. Salesforce Industries Acronyms Acronym Meaning Industry Cloud Definition AAR Account-Account Relationships Financial Services Cloud A feature to relate households with businesses and organizations. For example, it can be a relationship between a household and their trust. ABM Account Based Marketing Marketing Cloud and Account Engagement Account based marketing is a marketing strategy targeting accounts that are look-alikes to existing customers of a high value, marketing to a group of individuals in the account. ACR Account-Contact Relationships Financial Services Cloud A feature to build Account-Contact Relationships between their clients and households. For example, it can be a relationship between a household and a member of the household. AUM Assets Under Management Financial Services Cloud “The total market value of the investments that a person or entity manages on behalf of clients.” (source)AUM is featured in the pre-defined reports and dashboards within Salesforce Financial Services Cloud. CCR Contact-Contact Relationships Financial Services Cloud A feature to relate members of the household with other contacts. For example, it can be a member of the household related to their attorney or accountant. CSRD Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Net Zero Cloud A prominent regulation mandated by the EU to encourage Net Zero practices. Net Zero Cloud’s CSRD report builder supports companies to comply. DPE Data Processing Engine Financial Services Cloud “The Data Processing Engine is an “Enhanced Rollup-by-Lookup (RBL) framework that uses [the] superior processing power of Tableau CRM for faster calculation of RBL rules.” – an optimized way to transform and update records in Salesforce that is also being utilized as a framework for the RBLs. E&U Energy & Utilities Cloud Energy & Utilities Cloud A solution designed for power and utilities, oil and gas, and even further to green energy options. EDA Education Cloud Architecture Education Cloud Education Cloud is built on the EDA (Education Data Architecture) a pre-built data model, designed for the education sector. This supports institutes to connect each student account to an administrative account, and shows a clear record of any student addresses, relationships, and affiliations. This superseded the Higher Education Pack (HEDA). EPC Enterprise Product Catalog Energy & Utilities Cloud “Introduce and effectively manage a portfolio of products that are relevant to customers, released at the most opportune time, and at a low cost.”READ MORE: Salesforce Help ERM Emergency Response Management Work.com One of the four pillars of Work.com, this app is designed to allocate health, public and private sector resources (program management and incident resolution) aimed towards the public sector and health industries. Perhaps less relevant now than in Covid times, this app still can empower certain sectors (i.e. Public Sector and Nonprofits) for crisis management. ESG Environmental Social Governance Net Zero Cloud Salesforce has developed Net Zero Cloud to be an ESG platform. ESG reporting is typically complex and time-consuming to collate and disclose reports. With this solution, Einstein suggests report content, which alleviates the burden from ESG professionals and is suitable for companies of all sizes and industries. FSC Financial Services Cloud Financial Services Cloud Salesforce developed a set of industry products to enhance and extend the functionality of its core products – the Financial Services Cloud is one example. This Salesforce managed package enhances and extends the functionality of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud combined to meet the needs of wealth management firms, insurance companies, and banks. HEDA Higher Education Data Architecture Education Cloud Education Cloud is built on the EDA (Education Data Architecture). This superseded the Higher Education Pack (HEDA). HEDA is a community-driven data architecture and set of best practices designed to configure Salesforce out of the box for Higher Education. ITSC IT Service Center Work.com Part of Work.com, this tool helps IT teams better support employees from anywhere – a cross-team, cross-company initiative leveraging Tanium’s real-time asset management capabilities, Service Cloud’s case management technology, and the power of the Salesforce Platform for automation, integration, and personalization. NPSP Nonprofit Success Pack Nonprofit Cloud The Nonprofit Success Pack was specifically designed to meet the “unique” needs of Nonprofits, aka NGOs or charities, to aid them in being successful with their mission. There is a lot to unpack just in the name itself! It’s a “Pack” because it consists of several puzzle pieces to meet those needs, sitting on top of Sales Cloud. NZC Net Zero Cloud Net Zero Cloud A solution for carbon accounting, emissions tracking, calculating building energy intensity, and more. PSS Public Sector Solutions Government Cloud The group of applications built on an Experience Cloud infrastructure to enable citizens and institutions log in to a portal and manage their data. RBL Rollup by lookup Financial Services Cloud “Rollup-by-Lookup (RBL) is a feature of Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (FSC) that allows you to aggregate client financial data and rollup to the individual or group level using configuration rules.” Salesforce are moving away from RBL to the Data Processing Engine (DPE). SFI Salesforce Industries – The umbrella term for all industry-specific solutions that Salesforce has released. There are approximately 12 Industry Clouds, which are pre-built data models that enable Salesforce customers operating in these industries to get up and running faster. SID Shared Information Data Communications Cloud “Provides an information/data reference model along with a common vocabulary for implementing business processes. This business model is independent of platform, language or protocol and can help identify business entities that are important to the Communications Service Provider.”(source) VPL Vlocity Process Library – A library of pre‐built business processes that can be used with Vlocity (Salesforce Industry) OmniStudio. (source) Salesforce Industries Acronyms Like Related Posts Salesforce OEM AppExchange Expanding its reach beyond CRM, Salesforce.com has launched a new service called AppExchange OEM Edition, aimed at non-CRM service providers. Read more The Salesforce Story In Marc Benioff’s own words How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world’s Read more Salesforce Jigsaw Salesforce.com, a prominent figure in cloud computing, has

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October 4, 2022in Salesforce

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