Written by Ale — Tagged with: Google, Maps, S-Controls, Script

Many have asked me how to integrate Google Maps in a Salesforce.com page to pinpoint a specific address on the map. The example we're going to see today is how to add an inline map to pinpoint an Account billing address. The finished product Here's a screenshot of what we are going to get: Let's get started Right so, let's see what we need: First off you need a Google Map API Key ...

Written by Ale — Tagged with: Deconding Salesforce

Decoding Salesforce is back with a brand new look! We've been busy during the last few months, but we'll find some time to write something new in this space. Let us know what you think about the new skin; stay tuned for more :)

Written by Ale — Tagged with: Fields, IDs, Structure, URLs

Often people ask me how to get fields IDs in order to build their custom links. I thought it would have been helpful to write a post about this. Let's see how to get a field ID for custom and standard fields. Custom Fields In order to get the ID of a custom field proceed this way: Click on Setup, then on Customize, select the Object you desire (e.g.: Leads) and ...

Written by Ale — Tagged with: Custom Links, Formulas, Script, URLs

In my last post I explained how to build a simple web custom link; more complex custom links can be used to pass data from your Salesforce records, user information, or company information to another website or application; it can also be used to pass variables from one Salesforce object to another. Let's see how to create a custom link to pass fields values from a Salesforce object to ...

Written by Ale — Tagged with: DataLoader, Issues

There appears to be an issue with AppExchange Data Loader 8; even though you specify the proxy server it cannot connect to Salesforce.com, the error you may get is: "Failed to send request to https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/8.0". There should be no problems if you connect without passing through a proxy server. In the meantime you can download AppExchange Data Loader 7 from here, until version 8 is fixed. Update: Data Loader ...