What is Salesforce Integration?
Integration is the process of establishing connections between two or more applications within an enterprise system. In many cases, these applications are not inherently designed to function together seamlessly. In other words, they don’t know how to talk to each other. They may not map or recognize or categorize data in the same way. They may not share the same unique ID or identifier for contacts or accounts.
What does Integration With Salesforce entail?
When referring to integration, it involves establishing a link between a specific Salesforce instance and another database or system. This connection can take the form of inbound, outbound, or bi-directional, connecting to databases, other Salesforce instances, or cloud-based data sources.
A common example of code-based Salesforce integration is achieved through Apex, a proprietary programming language with a syntax similar to Java. The advantages of code-based integration using Apex include its simplicity and user-friendly language.
Why is Salesforce integration crucial?
Integration with SFDC plays a pivotal role in facilitating a smooth and error-free flow of data across different departments, automating data synchronization. Enterprises often utilize various software applications for purposes such as enterprise resource planning, communication, accounting, and data management. Integration ensures these disparate systems work cohesively.
The time savings alone of integration instead of users having to log in and out of multiple systems all day long is often worth the investment.
Integration allows the seamless connection of data, systems, or AI models, ensuring secure interactions and automating tasks and processes across diverse environments, including legacy systems. This empowers both developers and business users to build efficiently through clicks, code, and AI-powered natural language prompts.
Tectonic has extensive experience integrating SFDC with third party products. Contact us today to learn more.
Content updated December 2024.
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