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Salesforce Validation Rule Examples: 15 Formulas You Can Copy (with Practice Questions)
15 Salesforce validation rule examples you can copy, explained line by line, plus when to use a validation rule vs a duplicate rule or…
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Salesforce Certifications for Admins: Which to Get and in What Order (Admin vs App Builder)
Which Salesforce certifications admins should get, in what order: Platform Administrator, App Builder, Administrator II, Agentforce Specialist, plus Admin vs App Builder.
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Salesforce Developer Career Path: Admin to PD1 to PD2 (and What DEV 401 Became)
The Salesforce developer career path explained: where Admin and Platform Developer I fit, PD1 vs PD2, related certifications, and what old DEV 401 job…
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Lightning Web Components for PD1: The Basics You Need (and LWC vs Aura)
Lightning Web Components basics for the PD1 exam: the files in a component, @api, events up and properties down, the wire service, SLDS, and…
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DML Statements vs Database Methods in Apex (Plus Exception Handling and With Sharing)
Apex DML statements vs Database methods: all-or-none vs partial success, SaveResult, try/catch with DmlException, upsert and merge, and with vs without sharing.
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Asynchronous Apex Explained: Future, Queueable, Batch and Scheduled (with When to Use Each)
Asynchronous Apex explained for PD1: future methods vs Queueable vs Batch vs Scheduled Apex, higher limits, how to monitor jobs, and how to test…
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Salesforce Admin Interview Questions and Answers (with Real-World Scenarios)
Salesforce admin interview questions with strong sample answers: security, data, automation, reports and scenario questions, plus what interviewers are really checking.
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How to Land an Entry-Level Salesforce Admin Job (and Is Admin a Good Career?)
How to land an entry-level Salesforce admin job: the certification, a portfolio project, where to look, and an honest take on whether admin is…
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Salesforce Flow Builder for the Admin Exam: Record-Triggered, Screen and Scheduled Flows
Flow Builder for the Salesforce Admin exam: which flow type to pick, before-save vs after-save, when Flow isn’t the answer, and my step-by-step Flow…
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SOQL Relationship Queries Cheat Sheet: Parent-to-Child, Child-to-Parent and SOQL vs SOSL
SOQL relationship queries explained: child-to-parent dot notation, parent-to-child subqueries, __r names, and when to use SOSL instead of SOQL, with examples.
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Lookup vs Master-Detail Relationships in Salesforce (Plus Record Types vs Page Layouts)
Lookup vs master-detail relationships in Salesforce explained with examples, plus record types vs page layouts: the Object Manager decisions on the Admin exam.
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Apex Test Classes and Code Coverage: A Beginner Guide for PD1
Apex test classes explained for beginners: the 75% code coverage rule, @IsTest, test data factories, Test.startTest, asserts and bulk tests, with examples.