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Salesforce Webhooks

Elevating Salesforce Integration with Webhooks: A Security-Focused Guide In the current digitally interconnected landscape, efficient business operations demand seamless communication between systems. While custom integrations excel in outbound communications from Salesforce to distributed applications, the need arises for systems to send data back into Salesforce in real-time. Enter webhooks, a solution to this challenge. Understanding Webhooks: Webhooks represent a hands-off communication method, shifting the traditional integration paradigm. Instead of actively fetching data, webhooks enable a system to send a request to a URL based on predefined events, such as record creation or update. In Salesforce, this involves exposing a URL that passively listens for and handles events triggered by external systems. Setting Up a Webhook: Configuring a webhook within Salesforce might seem perplexing initially, as there’s no dedicated area in Setup for this task. However, leveraging Salesforce Sites or Experience Cloud provides a publicly accessible URL to external systems without requiring authentication. Tectonic can assist you. Security Considerations: Setting up a Salesforce Site or using Experience Cloud exposes a URL that requires cautious handling due to potential security risks. Several measures can enhance the security of webhooks: Incorporating these practices strengthens the security of exposed endpoints, mitigating potential risks. However, security is an ongoing process, requiring continuous awareness of potential attack vectors and regular updates to security practices. Summary: Webhooks offer a powerful mechanism for real-time data flow into Salesforce. Prioritizing security during webhook setup, following principles like least privileged access, and constant risk assessment are essential. When managed securely, webhooks unleash the potential of real-time communication, elevating your systems to the next level. 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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Action Plans in Partner Communities

Action Plans in Partner Communities

Establishing Action Plans in Partner Communities What is a community action plan? A Community Action Plan serves as a vital document for prioritizing community needs, outlining a set of activities, and aiding Local and State governments in understanding community requirements. What is the Salesforce Partner Community? The Salesforce Partner Community is a dedicated portal designed and maintained exclusively for Salesforce partners. It serves as a platform for partners to manage their business activities, gain insights into best practices, and interact with Salesforce employees within a secure environment. Enable action plan features in your partner communities by providing action plan templates and plans. Customize community home and record detail pages while creating and assigning user profiles for partner community users. Action Plans are accessible in partner communities equipped with an External Apps for Financial Services license or a Customer Community Plus for Financial Services license. Create a Community User Profile for Action Plan Users Generate a partner community profile with access to action plan templates and action plan objects. Create a Permission Set for Partner Community Action Plan Users Develop a permission set to grant partner community users access to action plan templates and action plans. Update the Experience Cloud Home Page with Action Plans Showcase action plan template and action plan lists on the partner community home page. Update Community Record Detail Pages with Action Plans Integrate action plan lists into Record Detail pages within communities. What should an action plan include? An action plan consists of seven key steps: setting objectives, assessing objectives, identifying necessary actions, determining evaluation methods, establishing a timeframe, identifying resources, finalizing the plan, and evaluating results. What is the most important component of an action plan? Action plans primarily encompass “what,” “who,” and “when.” They delineate the action steps (“what”) required to achieve goals, designate responsible individuals (“who”), and set projected completion dates (“when”). Crucially, action plans elucidate the “why” behind program goals. Supported Salesforce Objects Action plan templates (and subsequent action plans) can be created for various objects based on Salesforce configuration and available licenses. Target objects for action plan templates include Account, Assets and Liabilities, Business Milestone, Campaign, Card, Contact, Contract, Lead, Opportunity, and Custom Objects. Action Plans are accessible in partner sites with an External Apps for Financial Services license or a Customer Community Plus for Financial Services license for financial services users. To make Action Plans available to partners, create and assign user profiles for partner sites users. Simplify the process by customizing your site home and record detail pages. Action Plan Templates Vs. Action Plans When working with Action Plans, begin by creating action plan templates. Understand the distinction between an action plan template and an action plan: What’s Inside an Action Plan Action Plans and templates may include various items: How Action Plan Templates and Action Plans Work Together In an action plan template, assign tasks to individuals, roles, queues, or the plan creator. When creating an action plan from a template for a specific target record, items are assigned accordingly. Users interact with tasks using standard Salesforce interfaces, recording status information through the Action Plans details view. Target records display related action plans. Content updated October 2022. 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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Salesforce Success Story

Case Study: Health Payer/Provider Onboarding/Network Growth

After doing their initial Sales Cloud implementation and SAP integration over 12 years ago, this company was only leveraging Salesforce in a basic capacity, being a predominantly SAP and Microsoft shop. Fast forward to about a year ago, with a change in leadership, Salesforce became the desired platform to build and expand on. With the need to support multiple lines of business, provide more accurate forecasting and quoting and close the gap between sales and supply chain there was a lot to tackle both immediately and long term.

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