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Develop Custom Apps
While declarative development can help you build amazing applications in Salesforce, sometimes you will need some code. The platform also offers programmatic development, which uses things like Lightning components, Apex code, and Visualforce pages. And then there’s the host of Salesforce APIs. These let developers integrate and connect all their enterprise data, networks, and identity information. You can also leverage the Heroku platform. Heroku gives developers the power to build highly scalable web apps and back-end services using Python, Ruby, Go, and more. It also provides database tools to sync seamlessly with data from Salesforce.
Build Apps with Clicks, Not Code
Salesforce is not just a CRM. It’s a platform that supports custom functionality built by our customers and partners. This functionality ranges from simple page layouts to full-scale applications. The core platform allows you to develop custom data models and applications for desktop and mobile. And with the platform behind your development, you can create robust systems quickly and easily. What’s more, you can do most of this development without ever writing a line of code.
Create Custom Fields
When building apps, the first step is to identify all the information (data) your app will need to run effectively and map out how those data points relate to each other. Government use cases are going to need to store different data than most CRMs come with out of the box. With the Salesforce Platform, this isn't a problem. Create custom objects and fields with just a few clicks - no code, no extra cost necessary. Simply go to the setup menu and follow the guided steps to create the basic structure for your application.
Automate Processes
Once you have your data model setup, you can automate some of your processes. Salesforce provides a few different automation tools such as Process Builder and Lightning Flow. These tools automate repetitive tasks or business processes — from recruiting to project management. Create the actions you want triggered when the criteria or conditions are met. Use Salesforce automation tools to create new records, update fields, send emails, post to Chatter, or call out to external systems.
Control Data Access
Let’s say you’re building a recruiting app to help manage open positions, candidates, and job applications. You’ll have to store confidential data, such as national insurance numbers, salary amounts, and applicant reviews, that only some types of users should see. You’ll want to secure the sensitive data without making life harder for recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers. With the Salesforce platform’s flexible, layered sharing model, it’s easy to assign different data sets to different sets of users. You can balance security and convenience, reduce the risk of stolen or misused data, and still make sure all users can easily get the information they need. You can control access to your whole org, a specific object, a specific field, or even an individual record. By combining security controls at different levels, you can provide just the right level of data access to thousands of users without having to specify permissions for each user individually.
Assemble Apps Easily
The Lightning App Builder is a point-and-click tool that makes it easy to create custom UI pages for the Salesforce mobile app and Lightning Experience, giving your users what they need all in one place. Easily assemble components into apps that expose the information you need on any mobile device. You can utilize the Lightning Components of your choice by dragging and dropping them into the center pane to view in real-time. Select from standard or partner components, or even build your own custom components. Instantly, your apps are available via any mobile device. You can create an app for any department and deploy it to the employees of your choice.
Access Apps Quickly
The App Launcher allows you to access all of your different business applications from one place. You can determine which apps are available to which users and the order in which the apps appear. You can see which app you’re using and switch between apps using the App Launcher.
Customise the Salesforce App
The Salesforce app is an enterprise-class mobile app that provides your users with instant access to your company’s CRM data from a phone or tablet. Because the app is powered by the Salesforce platform, it’s infinitely customisable. You can use the same point-and-click tools to make it your own and access any Salesforce apps you created on the go.
Install 3rd Party Apps
Salesforce has an ecosystem of partners that use the flexibility of the Salesforce platform to build amazing solutions to extend Salesforce. These include apps, components, Lightning Data, and Bolt Solutions that anyone can use—no matter what industry or department. These solutions are available (some for free, some at a cost) for installation on AppExchange. With the Salesforce AppExchange, installing prebuilt third-party business applications for any department or industry is easy.
Create Customer Facing Portals
Build customer facing portals known as Communities with the Community Builder. Create beautifully branded sites with the drag-and-drop tool allowing citizens, contractors, or employees to create cases, find the status of enquiries, read knowledge articles and more.
Develop Custom Apps
While declarative development can help you build amazing applications in Salesforce, sometimes you will need some code. The platform also offers programmatic development, which uses things like Lightning components, Apex code, and Visualforce pages. And then there’s the host of Salesforce APIs. These let developers integrate and connect all their enterprise data, networks, and identity information. You can also leverage the Heroku platform. Heroku gives developers the power to build highly scalable web apps and back-end services using Python, Ruby, Go, and more. It also provides database tools to sync seamlessly with data from Salesforce.
Build Apps with Clicks, Not Code
Salesforce is not just a CRM. It’s a platform that supports custom functionality built by our customers and partners. This functionality ranges from simple page layouts to full-scale applications. The core platform allows you to develop custom data models and applications for desktop and mobile. And with the platform behind your development, you can create robust systems quickly and easily. What’s more, you can do most of this development without ever writing a line of code.
Create Custom Fields
When building apps, the first step is to identify all the information (data) your app will need to run effectively and map out how those data points relate to each other. Government use cases are going to need to store different data than most CRMs come with out of the box. With the Salesforce Platform, this isn't a problem. Create custom objects and fields with just a few clicks - no code, no extra cost necessary. Simply go to the setup menu and follow the guided steps to create the basic structure for your application.
Automate Processes
Once you have your data model setup, you can automate some of your processes. Salesforce provides a few different automation tools such as Process Builder and Lightning Flow. These tools automate repetitive tasks or business processes — from recruiting to project management. Create the actions you want triggered when the criteria or conditions are met. Use Salesforce automation tools to create new records, update fields, send emails, post to Chatter, or call out to external systems.
Control Data Access
Let’s say you’re building a recruiting app to help manage open positions, candidates, and job applications. You’ll have to store confidential data, such as national insurance numbers, salary amounts, and applicant reviews, that only some types of users should see. You’ll want to secure the sensitive data without making life harder for recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers. With the Salesforce platform’s flexible, layered sharing model, it’s easy to assign different data sets to different sets of users. You can balance security and convenience, reduce the risk of stolen or misused data, and still make sure all users can easily get the information they need. You can control access to your whole org, a specific object, a specific field, or even an individual record. By combining security controls at different levels, you can provide just the right level of data access to thousands of users without having to specify permissions for each user individually.
Assemble Apps Easily
The Lightning App Builder is a point-and-click tool that makes it easy to create custom UI pages for the Salesforce mobile app and Lightning Experience, giving your users what they need all in one place. Easily assemble components into apps that expose the information you need on any mobile device. You can utilize the Lightning Components of your choice by dragging and dropping them into the center pane to view in real-time. Select from standard or partner components, or even build your own custom components. Instantly, your apps are available via any mobile device. You can create an app for any department and deploy it to the employees of your choice.
Access Apps Quickly
The App Launcher allows you to access all of your different business applications from one place. You can determine which apps are available to which users and the order in which the apps appear. You can see which app you’re using and switch between apps using the App Launcher.
Customise the Salesforce App
The Salesforce app is an enterprise-class mobile app that provides your users with instant access to your company’s CRM data from a phone or tablet. Because the app is powered by the Salesforce platform, it’s infinitely customisable. You can use the same point-and-click tools to make it your own and access any Salesforce apps you created on the go.
Install 3rd Party Apps
Salesforce has an ecosystem of partners that use the flexibility of the Salesforce platform to build amazing solutions to extend Salesforce. These include apps, components, Lightning Data, and Bolt Solutions that anyone can use—no matter what industry or department. These solutions are available (some for free, some at a cost) for installation on AppExchange. With the Salesforce AppExchange, installing prebuilt third-party business applications for any department or industry is easy.
Create Customer Facing Portals
Build customer facing portals known as Communities with the Community Builder. Create beautifully branded sites with the drag-and-drop tool allowing citizens, contractors, or employees to create cases, find the status of enquiries, read knowledge articles and more.
Develop Custom Apps
While declarative development can help you build amazing applications in Salesforce, sometimes you will need some code. The platform also offers programmatic development, which uses things like Lightning components, Apex code, and Visualforce pages. And then there’s the host of Salesforce APIs. These let developers integrate and connect all their enterprise data, networks, and identity information. You can also leverage the Heroku platform. Heroku gives developers the power to build highly scalable web apps and back-end services using Python, Ruby, Go, and more. It also provides database tools to sync seamlessly with data from Salesforce.
