3101, 2017

Prepare for Critical Update: Clickjack Protection for Legacy Browsers for Visualforce Pages Without Page Header

Matt/ January 31, 2017/ Salesforce

In about a weeks time, a Critical Update called Clickjack Protection for Legacy Browsers for Visualforce Pages Without Page Header (Critical Update) will come into effect. This CU extends clickjack protection for legacy version browsers for Visualforce pages that set showHeader=”false”  when those pages are configured on API versions older than 27.0. Clickjack protection is added to VF pages through several security

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1701, 2017

Salesforce File Type Security – Change PDF Behaviour To Download or Open In Browser

Matt/ January 17, 2017/ Salesforce, Technology

I learned something today I probably should have already known.  We have a number of PDF reports that used to download when the links were clicked, but were now opening up in the browser.  I started playing with the VF Page to alter this behaviour but soon discovered there’s actually a Salesforce setting that controls how different file types are

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1107, 2016

Calling a Workflow from a Custom Button

Matt/ July 11, 2016/ Salesforce

I had a requirement to place a custom button on a layout that needed to call a workflow to accomplish some action.  This can’t be done natively but there is a neat little trick you can employ.

1003, 2016

Triggers: Before vs After

Matt/ March 10, 2016/ Salesforce

When you’re writing a trigger, you face a decision about whether your trigger will execute Before or After.  How do you decide?

0103, 2016

Dynamic Record Cloning

Matt/ March 1, 2016/ Salesforce

I’m building a custom cloning functionality that needs to meet a few objectives, most important of which is being dynamic.  I don’t want to build these out for each object in our instance.

2502, 2016

Using Dynamic URLS to access Static Resources

Matt/ February 25, 2016/ Salesforce

I think we’ve all been guilty of hardcoding URLs at some time – I tend to do it when I’m whizzing through some development and I’m too in the zone to do things properly.  I’ll just come back and fix it once I’m out of the zone.

2002, 2016

Apple vs the FBI & the effect on SaaS

Matt/ February 20, 2016/ Salesforce, Technology

If you’re not following the current battle between Apple and the FBI, you probably should be. Long story short, the FBI wants access to the iPhone belonging to one of the deceased shooters from the San Bernardino incident, and they’ve secured a court order from the United States District Court of California to this effect.