Compassionate Documentation WizardCast Episode 117
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Send Us Your Feedback & Suggestions! Voicemail: 608.492.0321 (Note please tell us in your message if you do NOT want your voicemail to be included in the podcast). Email: Website: We know it's been a while. Things have been a bit rough pandemic-wise in the studio. Here's an interview we actually recorded mid-2021 with Jon Varese. Jon is the Senior Director, Documentation, Salesforce.org at Salesforce. He used to be Mark's old boss. We talk about the importance of documentation and more importantly the importance of Compassionate Documentation. It was a fun interview. I hope you enjoy...
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info_outlineHave you joined the Custom Metadata Type party yet? Join us with Salesforce Product Manager Vladimir Gerasimov as we discuss what Custom Metadata Types are and how Salesforce Admins can use them.
We also share a horrible joke from Daniel Sieff, make an exciting announcement about Midwest Dreamin 2018, and wonder why our intern this episode hasn't brought us our drinks (Kristin Cecil).
Show Overview
00:00 Mark accidentally destroys the world
01:58 Intro Music
02:20 Horrible joke from Daniel Sieff https://twitter.com/sirsieff/status/966838899879436293
03:20 Affiliate Spot - Libsyn podcast hosting. Free Month with promoCode: podmagic
05:00 Introducing Vladimir Gerasimov https://twitter.com/vladimge Product Manager Custom Metdatypes
06:30 What is a custom Metadata types. Brian & Mark are late to the party
09:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins
12:20 Custom Settings vs Custom Metadata types
15:30 Some short comings of Custom Metadata Types
19:06 Formula Fields & Default Values (Safe Harbor) maybe Winter '19
19:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins - Use Cases
22:00 Multi-currency in Custom Metadata Types
25:00 Custom Metadata Types in Flow. Shout out to Jenn W Lee https://twitter.com/jenwlee Jenn W Lee Blog
27:00 Admin Friendly Development with Custom Metadata Types 29:50 Cheating in Apex Unit Tests
31:40 Should an Admin of a Mature Org, spend the resources to update to Custom Metadata Types
34:20 Other Resources: TrailheadX, future blog posts
36:20 Global Picklists
38:00 Unrestricted Picklist Values
39:30 Find me a Dreamforce and we'll make someone cry
41:00 Vladimir's elevator pitch to Parker Harris
44:32 thanks to Vladimir for being an engaged product manager at Salesforce
46:00 Hypothetically, how would one bribe Vladimir? Show him the impacts, data as a bribe... plus cavair
49:19 Exciting Announcement: MidWest Dreamin' 2018: Know the Flow Code.
50:10 Closing Credits with Kristin Cecil https://twitter.com/kececil
51:33 Closing Music
52:13 Post credit commentary
Reach out to Vladimir Gerasimov
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vladimge
- Custom Metadata Types Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000001t77
- Global Picklists Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000009PDt
- Custom Time Field Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000009PDt
Links in This Show
- Jennifer W Lee Blog
- MidWest Dreamin 2018
- NY World Tour April 26
- TrailheadX Custom Metadata Types with Validation Rules with Vladimir Gerasimov and Cheryl Feldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8ScWAZjVemI&ab_channel=SalesforceDevelopers
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