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Winter 25 Release Notes
20Aug

Winter 25 Release Notes

The Winter ’25 release is available through the pre-release program. On August 30, 2024, Sandboxes will be upgraded, providing your organization with the Winter ’25 release experience. Set Up Your Pay Now Store Quickly and Easily Use the streamlined automated setup to get your Pay Now store up and running effortlessly. The guided process walks you through each step needed to configure your store. This feature is available in Salesforce Payments for Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer editions. How to Set Up: Gain Insight into How User Permissions Are Granted Simplify user management with visibility into the profiles, permission sets, and permission set groups that grant permissions to a user. The User Access Summary now provides detailed information about a user’s assigned object, field, user, and custom permissions. Previously, identifying the source of a user’s permissions required multiple steps, but now you can access this information with just a few clicks. This change applies to Lightning Experience in all editions. How to Use: See How Object Access Is Granted in Object Manager Quickly view the permission sets, permission set groups, and profiles that grant access to an object, along with the level of access provided. The read-only Object Access Summary in Object Manager allows for quick checks during troubleshooting, reviews, or when deciding how to grant user access. This update is available in Lightning Experience across all editions. How to Access: Improve Performance for List Views on Custom and Standard Objects To enhance performance and meet the latest accessibility standards, list views for both custom and standard objects now render using Lightning Web Components (LWC) instead of Aura. LWC, Salesforce’s latest framework, delivers data faster and enables new features for list views. Previously, only custom object list views in sandboxes used LWC. This update applies to Lightning Experience in all editions. How to Use: Configure Record Highlights in Lightning App Builder Enhance your Lightning pages with the new Dynamic Highlights Panel, which lets you configure important fields directly within the Lightning App Builder. Previously, this was only possible through compact layouts in Setup. The Dynamic Highlights Panel can hold up to 12 fields and adjusts responsively to browser size. This feature is available in Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. How to Implement: Make Record Fields Stand Out with Conditional Formatting Highlight key information on record pages using conditional formatting in Lightning App Builder. On Dynamic Forms-enabled pages, you can assign custom icons and colors to fields based on defined criteria, such as field values or other conditions on the page. This feature is available on a rolling basis starting in early September 2024 for Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. How to Use: Save Time with New Messaging Components for Enhanced Bots (Generally Available) Empower customers and save service agents’ time with the new messaging components for enhanced bots. These include authentication, custom, form, and payment messaging components, which can handle more complex use cases on enhanced Apple Messages for Business channels. The form component is also available for Messaging for In-App and Web. These updates apply to Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic in Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions, with bot setup available only in Lightning Experience. How to Implement: Enhance Your LWR Site Experience by Curating Data Providers on a Page (Beta) Enhance LWR site pages by adding and configuring data providers in Experience Builder. This feature allows you to access data from different sources, such as Apex or Record data providers, directly within your site page and its components. This change is available in Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer editions for LWR sites accessed through Lightning Experience. A community license is required to use this feature. How to Use: To configure data providers on an LWR Site page in Experience Builder: Enabling or Disabling Modernized Record Experience in Aura Sites You can now use upgraded record components based on Lightning web component technology to see stylistic changes in your Aura sites. These updates, previously limited to sandbox environments, are now available in production environments for the Create Record Form, Record Banner, and Record Detail components. This update is applicable to Aura sites accessed through Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic in Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. When you enable the Use Lightning web components on your record pages in Aura sites setting, the Create Record Form, Record Banner, and Record Detail components display minor style changes. Some key updates include: Daily Summary of Service Appointments Requiring Immediate Attention Boost dispatcher productivity by using Einstein Copilot Field Service actions to get a daily summary of service appointments needing immediate attention, such as those with rule violations, overlaps, SLA risks, or emergencies. Each category in the summary is converted into a filter in the appointment list for quick resolution. Customize the summary to include additional categories. This feature is available in Lightning Experience in the Einstein 1 Field Service Edition with the Field Service Managed Package installed. To use this feature: Assigning Opportunity Splits to Territories Sales teams can now assign opportunity splits and opportunity product splits to territories, enabling them to report on how territories contribute to overall sales. Previously, splits could only be associated with the parent opportunity’s territory. Now, teams can also forecast based on split amounts across territories. This update applies to Lightning Experience in Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. To enable this feature: Strategic Planning with Account Plan Enhance your strategic planning with Account Plans by nurturing existing relationships and growing key accounts. Use Account Plans to research and analyze accounts, set objectives with actionable metrics, and monitor growth and development from a single repository within Salesforce. This feature applies to Lightning Experience in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions and in Einstein 1 Sales Edition. This feature will be rolled out to production environments after the Winter ’25 release and will be available to all customers by October 29, 2024. It is accessible in sandboxes only after its production release. To use Account Plans: Forecast Submissions Forecast submissions

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August 20, 2024in Generative AI, Snowflake, Unified Knowledge
Slack Integrating AI Into Platform
23Jun

Slack Integrating AI Into Platform

Slack’s CEO Denise Dresser announced that AI will soon be integrated into every aspect of the platform, enabling users to manage tasks and launch new projects without leaving the application. This announcement highlights a significant shift towards enhancing productivity and collaboration within Slack using advanced AI capabilities. Slack Integrating AI Into Platform. During a media session following her keynote at Salesforce’s World Tour event in Boston, Dresser outlined her vision for AI in Slack. Having taken on her role six months ago after years with Salesforce, she emphasized the integration of Slack with Salesforce’s Einstein Copilot. Acquired by Salesforce in late 2020, Slack aims to provide a unified experience for users by leveraging AI to manage both structured and unstructured data. The goal is to help users quickly find key conversations and turn them into actionable tasks and projects. Dresser noted the challenges in navigating chat histories and identifying important moments, which AI integration aims to address. Slack Integrating AI Into Platform “AI can significantly drive productivity,” Dresser said. “With Slack AI Search, Slack becomes your organization’s long-term memory. It allows users to easily find what they need through generative summaries, which was a major breakthrough for us.” Dresser highlighted the rapid adoption of AI and its integration into Slack’s functionality, leading to an evolution in skills such as prompt engineering and natural language processing. These advancements enable tasks like software creation without traditional coding methods. She pointed out the rapid growth in AI adoption, comparing it to the adoption rates of ChatGPT, mobile phones, and Facebook. Dresser believes this trend will continue as people experience productivity improvements with AI. AI will be embedded in various Slack features, including Canvas, Workflow, and Huddle, providing seamless assistance within the application. Users may not even realize they are interacting with AI, as it will naturally enhance Slack’s functionality. For instance, instead of manually searching through messages, AI will highlight the most important summaries. Dresser also mentioned the newly launched Slack Lists feature, which automatically captures and surfaces key parts of channel conversations. She stressed the importance of reducing the need to switch between different applications, which can drain time and productivity. “We have millions of people working in Slack; why leave Slack?” she said. “We wanted to integrate capabilities for tasks, lists, and projects directly into Slack, starting right within conversations.” In the future, Slack will also suggest relevant chat channels for project purposes, providing users with powerful insights and capabilities. Dresser noted that while only about a third of employees currently use AI-powered platforms, those who do report an average 81% increase in productivity by eliminating mundane tasks. As AI continues to be embedded into Slack and Salesforce tools, Dresser acknowledged the challenge of maintaining the platform’s beloved feel and integrity. “We’ve already integrated Slack, Sales Elevate, and Salesforce. Copilot’s integration will be excellent,” she said. “We have focused on preserving the unique Slack experience, even while enhancing it with new architectural integrations. Our goal is to ensure that Slack remains efficient and productive while staying true to its core identity.” 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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June 23, 2024in Salesforce Einstein, Salesforce Slack
Salesforce Announces Slack Lists for Project Management
06Jun

Salesforce Announces Slack Lists for Project Management

Salesforce Transforms Slack into Project Management Platform with New Slack Lists Feature Salesforce Inc. has introduced Slack Lists, a new feature designed to transform Slack from a simple collaboration tool into a comprehensive project management platform. Initially rolling out in select regions, Slack Lists will soon be available to all paid Slack users, integrating project and task management directly into the Slack interface. Salesforce Announces Slack Lists for Project Management. And this answers the age old question, can Salesforce be used as a project management tool? Key Benefits and Features Collaborative Tools Slack Lists excels in fostering collaboration by allowing team members to bring relevant coworkers into conversations and create message threads for specific list items. These threads consolidate discussions about particular items, requests, or issues into single, organized conversations. This ensures tasks are not forgotten and keeps all team members informed about project progress. Executive Insights Denise Dresser, CEO of Slack, stated that Slack Lists transforms conversations into actionable tasks that drive work forward. “Now those loose steps shared in a project channel can be tracked across teams,” she explained. “With project management in Slack, teams across organizations will have everything they need to complete projects faster and increase productivity.” Practical Applications Salesforce emphasized that Slack Lists can benefit any organization within an enterprise. For example: Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc. noted that Salesforce has long aimed to extend Slack’s capabilities beyond core messaging and collaboration. “Salesforce has opted to go generic with Slack Lists, allowing users to create list entries for projects, service requests, and more,” he said. “This ideally makes collaboration on those projects easier, making Slack more goal-oriented and changing the future of work.” Early Adoption Marriott International Inc. participated in the pilot phase of Slack Lists before its general release. Lori Drake, Director of System Strategy at Marriott Digital Services, expressed enthusiasm about the feature, saying, “We’re excited to use lists to manage projects and track requests, and think it can unlock significant time savings for our teams.” Availability 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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June 6, 2024in Generative AI, Salesforce, Salesforce Slack
Tectonic at a Glance
04Mar

AI Product Management Tools

Embracing AI in Product Management: Your New Best Friend, Not a Replacement-Original published by https://zedaio.medium.com/ Amid the lively debates about AI taking over product management roles, let’s set the record straight: AI is here as an ally, not a replacement. It’s about leveraging AI to amplify our capabilities, streamline mundane tasks, and make room for the creative and strategic aspects of product management. AI Product Management Tools. Here are seven AI tools that will automate your daily routines, offering support that transforms the way you manage products. Ready to upgrade your product management game with AI by your side? Let’s dive in! 1. Zeda.io Zeda.io is one of the best AI tools for product managers. It offers a complete suite of features that help you in feedback management, strategic planning, and closing the loop. It is a perfect tool if you are striving to balance your customer needs and business goals. With integrations like Slack, Gong, Teams, Salesforce, and more, you can gather and manage customer feedback effortlessly. Its unique AI technology generates valuable, actionable insights by categorizing all the feedback, helping you uncover pressing customer issues and decide what to build next. Key Features: 2. ChatGPT An obvious choice, ChatGPT can automate many of your tasks. It helps make sense of vague product user feedback, create PRDs, release notes, and other documents. The key is to use the right prompts and GPT plugins tailored for product managers. Key Features: 3. Notion AI Notion is a cloud-based productivity and collaboration tool that provides various organizational tools, including task management, project tracking, to-do lists, bookmarking, and more. Notion’s AI can assist product managers in several ways. Key Features: 4. Uizard Uizard is a user interface design tool that uses AI to quickly and efficiently create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in minutes. The tool’s advanced deep-learning algorithms analyze images provided by product teams and managers to create design themes. Key Features: 5. ClickUp ClickUp is a cloud-based tool that helps teams manage their work effectively, offering features like task management, time tracking, file sharing, and communication tools. ClickUp is highly customizable and offers multiple AI tools that integrate seamlessly into workflows. Key Features: 6. Delibr Delibr is an excellent tool for AI product teams to collaborate effectively during the feature refinement process. It helps capture, synthesize, and organize feedback from diverse sources, enabling informed decision-making and creating high-quality documentation. Key Features: 7. Fireflies.ai Fireflies.ai enhances meeting productivity by transcribing, summarizing, and analyzing voice conversations. It integrates with major video-conferencing platforms and offers various ways to capture meetings, including a Chrome extension and direct uploads. Key Features: AI Product Management Tools Embracing AI in product management doesn’t mean diminishing the value of human insight; it’s about enhancing our capabilities and efficiency. The seven AI tools outlined here offer a glimpse into a future where technology and creativity intersect, empowering product managers to achieve more in less time. By integrating suitable tools into your workflow, you can focus on innovation and strategy, ensuring your products not only meet but exceed user expectations. Let AI be your ally to achieve greater heights and product success. 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 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 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

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March 4, 2024in Salesforce Einstein
Salesforce Education Cloud Explained
18Aug

Salesforce Education Cloud Explained

It’s back to school time. And there is no better time to discuss Salesforce Education Cloud! Powering the Learner Lifecycle with Pre-Built Apps Boost productivity with ready-to-use, customizable apps tailored for every stage of the learner journey. Instant Analytics and Intelligence Gain real-time insights to deliver personalized support for prospects, students, and alumni, right at your fingertips. Learner-Centric Data Foundation Accelerate your start with education-specific objects, logic, and automation built on the world’s leading CRM platform. Core Capabilities for Your Entire Institution Enhance the impact of faculty and staff with versatile features like scheduling and case management, adaptable across any department. Education Cloud: The AI-Driven CRM for Education Transform the educational experience with the #1 AI-powered CRM designed for learner and institutional success. Discover the key features of Education Cloud, which accelerates time to value for institutions of all sizes, making it easier to create personalized experiences for every lifelong learner. The Impact of Education Cloud Source: Forrester Total Economic Impact Report How Education Cloud Works Education Cloud offers comprehensive tools for various institutional needs, from managing households and relationships to scheduling appointments and supporting academic operations. Core Capabilities of Education Cloud Education Cloud is designed with flexibility to meet the evolving needs of your institution. Built on a learner-centric data foundation, it scales with your growth and provides each department with essential capabilities to maximize impact across the entire institution. Featured Capabilities 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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August 18, 2023in Salesforce Education Cloud
Salesforce
14Jan

Maximizing Sales Impact with Salesforce

Navigating Sales Challenges: Strategies for Success with Salesforce Maximizing sales impact with Salesforce doesn’t only effect your ROI. It shortens sales cycles. It increases conversion rates. And it makes a world of difference in the sales world. Sales professionals face unprecedented challenges in today’s competitive and resource-constrained workplace. External factors often hinder internal success. Global uncertainties, like supply chain disruptions, inflation, regulatory shifts, and political instability. They create an atmosphere of caution among B2B and B2C buyers. In response, companies are striving to enhance productivity, efficiency, and achieve predictable revenue. Key Benefits of Selling with Salesforce: Salesforce helps manage customer relationships, storing data, interactions, and deal information securely in a central location. With data stored in the cloud, you ensure its safety and prevent the loss of crucial or time-sensitive information.  Cloud based storage makes data easily accessible to a mobile and remote workforce. How Salesforce Supports Sales People: Salesforce, the most popular CRM tool, enables sales agents to focus more on client needs and less on back-end management. It frees up time for the sales team, allowing them to concentrate on critical tasks. As a Salesforce consulting company, Tectonic goes beyond innovating CRM technology.  We take the time to understand your sales process and customize your Salesforce instance to support your business model. Automating tasks that otherwise slow down your sales team.   Maximizing Sales Impact with Salesforce To counter the challenges facing sales teams today, sales leaders focus on factors which are within their control. A pivotal strategy involves fostering alignment between departments and dismantling communication silos that impede business velocity. Adapting operations to cater to the rising demand for hybrid or virtual selling, ensuring omnichannel accessibility. Fortifying company data and tools are paramount.  Tectonic designs a Salesforce ecosystem to empower sales teams. Tectonic and Salesforce Ecosystem Collaboration: Tectonic collaborates with you to maximize your Salesforce ecosystem, providing tailored platforms and tools for departmental collaboration and alignment. The Salesforce Customer Data Platform, offering a comprehensive 360-degree customer view, is accessible to all sales and marketing team members, pulling in data from every customer interaction. Maximizing Sales Impact with Salesforce for Success: Companies maximize success by engaging customers across multiple channels. By leveraging platforms like Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement. These tools enable omni channel communication, reaching customers at their preferred time and through their preferred channels. These tools are improving open and click-through rates. In the evolving sales environment, reps need to transition from being mere product pitchmen to trusted advisors and brand evangelists. This transformation demands access to appropriate technology, tools, training, and organizational support. Coupled with collaboration across various company teams, including marketing, customer service, and sales operations all win. Salesforce Sales Cloud Competitive Advantages: Maximizing Sales Impact With Salesforce With an Implementation Partner Salesforce Sales Cloud Implementation Services empower businesses to grow by optimizing processes, accessing information, and removing redundancies. The efficient utilization of technology and data by Sales Cloud promotes better messaging, outreach, and customer service. Therefore resulting in a better business.  Implementation partners like Tectonic increase speed to market and improve customization ensuring Sales Cloud is a valuable investment for your business. Building Relationships As companies prioritize building long-term customer relationships, Salesforce’s role becomes pivotal in defining strategy and enhancing efficiency. Sales leaders recognize the importance of sales operations in fostering long-term customer loyalty through recurring sales and predictable revenue. Salesforce, including the leading CRM platform, enables businesses to focus on growth while leveraging automations and workflows to streamline operations. Success in sales lies in focusing on controllable factors, continuous adaptation, and improvement. By maximizing impact and cultivating strong customer relationships, sales teams can drive revenue and achieve their targets. Schedule a consultation with Tectonic today for expert analysis and guidance on the best Salesforce tools for your business. 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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January 14, 2022in Marketing Automation, Salesforce, Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Sales Cloud
Einstein Discovery
21Apr

Einstein Discovery Analysis

Elevate Your Business Outcomes with Einstein Discovery Analysis Einstein Discovery revolutionizes your approach to predictive analytics, allowing you to effortlessly build reliable machine learning models without any coding. Reduce reliance on data science teams with an intuitive model-building wizard and streamlined monitoring process. Transition swiftly from data to actionable insights, ensuring every decision is guided by intelligence. Enhance Your Business Intelligence with Einstein Discovery Incorporate statistical modeling and machine learning into your business intelligence with Einstein Discovery. Seamlessly integrated into your Salesforce environment, operationalize data analysis, predictions, and enhancements with clicks, not code. Developers can utilize the Einstein Prediction Service to access predictions programmatically, while data specialists can predict outcomes within recipes and dataflows. Tableau users can also leverage Einstein Discovery predictions and improvements directly within Tableau. Advanced Analytics Made Simple with Einstein Discovery Einstein Discovery offers a comprehensive suite of business analytics tailored to your specific data needs. Licensing and Permission Requirements for Einstein Discovery To utilize Einstein Discovery, your organization needs the appropriate license, with user accounts assigned relevant permissions. Supported Use Cases and Implementation Tasks Einstein Discovery solutions effectively address common business use cases, typically involving a series of defined implementation tasks. Key Differentiation: Einstein Analytics vs. Einstein Discovery While Einstein Analytics integrates predictive and analytical capabilities within Sales, Service, and Marketing clouds, Einstein Discovery is specifically focused on providing actionable insights and data-driven stories. Key Benefits of Einstein Discovery Supported Data Integration and Functionality Einstein Discovery enables direct integration and import of data from external sources like Hadoop, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server. It extracts data from diverse sources, leveraging AI, ML, and statistical intelligence to identify patterns and generate informed predictions. Enhanced Features and Enhancements Einstein Discovery seamlessly integrates insights into Tableau workflows, unlocks insights from unstructured data, fine-tunes prediction accuracy with trending data, handles missing values in datasets, accelerates prediction processing with high-volume writeback, and offers enhanced settings panels for efficient prediction management. Partner with OMI for Expert Guidance Collaborate with experienced Salesforce services providers like OMI to maximize the benefits of Einstein Discovery, ensuring a seamless implementation process and ongoing support. Empower Your Business with Einstein Discovery Einstein Discovery delivers automated data analysis, interactive visualizations, and predictive insights to elevate decision-making and optimize business operations. Unlock the power of AI-driven analytics within your Salesforce ecosystem to accelerate growth and gain a competitive edge. 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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April 21, 2021in Salesforce, Salesforce Einstein

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