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Data Modelling articles

8 articles · Relationships, junction objects and schema decisions that are hard to undo.

Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud architecture diagram separating HCP, patient, clinical and commercial dataIntegration

Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud Architecture: HCP vs Patient

Merging HCP and patient records into one Account and Contact hierarchy is cheap on day one and expensive at the first...

· 10 min read 3D AI icon representing vibe coding for Salesforce admins and their use cases.Admin

Salesforce Admins: Vibe Coding for Metadata and Formulas

How Salesforce Admins can put AI-assisted 'vibe coding' to work on metadata and formula generation. The use cases that...

· 6 min read Diagram illustrating performance optimization techniques for managing Salesforce large data volumes effectivelyAdmin

Managing Salesforce Large Data Volumes - Performance Guide

If your Salesforce org feels like it's wading through molasses, large data volumes are usually why. Here is what breaks...

· 6 min read Diagram illustrating the concept of Salesforce data skew and uneven data distribution hotspotsAdmin

Salesforce Data Skew - A Guide to Ownership and Lookup Skew

Ever wonder why your bulk updates keep failing with row-lock errors? Salesforce data skew is a likely culprit. Here is...

· 5 min read Diagram illustrating the hard limit of 40 lookup fields allowed per standard or custom Salesforce object.Admin

Salesforce lookup limit: How many fields can you create?

You get 40 lookup fields per object. The Limit Exceeded error that tells you so usually turns up mid-build, so it pays...

· 4 min read Diagram illustrating the relationship between Salesforce Objects, standard objects, and custom objects in data management.Admin

Salesforce Objects: A Guide to Standard and Custom Tables

Salesforce Objects are the containers for your business data, much like tables in a spreadsheet. Here is how standard...

· 5 min read Diagram illustrating how a Salesforce junction object connects two parent objects in a many-to-many relationshipAdmin

Salesforce Junction Object: Many-to-Many Relationship Guide

Ever tried to link two objects and realized a simple lookup won't work? Here is how to build a Salesforce junction...

· 4 min read A developer working with a visual representation of the Salesforce Industries platform framework for industry solutions.Admin

What is Salesforce Industries? A Guide for Developers

Stop reinventing the wheel on every industry project. Salesforce Industries and OmniStudio hand you the data models and...

· 4 min read