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  • How the Lightning Data Service Efficiency?

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    Question: How efficient is Lightning Data Service (LDS) in Salesforce when it comes to working with multiple records? Is it suitable for bulk loading or updating, or is it better to use Apex for handling large volumes of records? Answer: Lightning Data Service (LDS) in Salesforce is designed to simplify working with records on the…

  • How to Disable Lightning Component Cache in Salesforce?

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    When building Lightning Components in Salesforce Lightning Experience, developers often encounter a situation where the changes made to their component files — especially the JavaScript controller or helper files like custom_componentController.js or custom_componentHelper.js — don’t immediately show up after saving and reloading the page. You might have noticed that even after performing a normal refresh,…

  • How to Place a Custom LWC in an Omniscript Block?

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    I have created a custom Lightning Web Component (LWC) and I want to use it inside an Omniscript. However, I am unable to place this custom LWC under a Block element in the Omniscript. What could be the reason for this, and how can I make it work properly? Answer:In Omniscript, placing a custom LWC…

  • How to Maintain Flow LWC Input Values with Dynamic Visibility?

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    When building a custom Lightning Web Component (LWC) for a Flow screen, a common challenge arises when you want to preserve input values between navigation (using “Use values from when the user last visited this screen”) but also refresh certain logic, such as dynamic field visibility, based on variables or selections from earlier screens. In…

  • How to navigate in lightning out?

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    When working with Lightning Components embedded inside a Visualforce page, a common challenge arises when you want to perform navigation actions such as redirecting to a record page or opening a new record form. Normally, Lightning provides navigation events like $A.get(“e.force:navigateToURL”) and $A.get(“e.force:createRecord”). However, these events only work when the component is hosted inside the…

  • How to Display Parent Fields in ?

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    When working with the Winter ’18 <lightning:datatable> component in Salesforce, many developers face an issue when trying to display fields from parent objects. The component binds data correctly for direct fields of an object, but when you try to display fields such as Account.Name from a related object, the values do not appear in the…

  • How can I install a managed package using Salesforce DX CLI?

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    When working with Salesforce DX and Continuous Integration tools like Travis CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, a common requirement is to install managed packages into scratch orgs before deploying your source code. This is especially important if your Lightning components, Apex classes, or other metadata depend on packages published on the AppExchange. Without installing those…

  • How to Use a Picklist in LWC Table and Update Records?

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    When working with editable records in Lightning Web Components (LWC), you may run into situations where you want to display fields in a table-like structure, iterate over them using for:each, and allow users to edit certain fields. For text or number fields, the lightning-input component works fine, but for a picklist field you need to…

  • Can Salesforce Report Data Be Accessed Programmatically?

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    Question It is common for developers to wonder if existing Salesforce reports and their data can be accessed directly in Apex, instead of replicating the report logic with SOQL queries. Manually writing SOQL queries would require code changes every time the report is updated, which is not efficient. So the question is: is there a…

  • Lightning Message Channels in Background Utility Items?

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    Question I am trying to get a Background Utility Item (using Aura) to listen for and propagate some events from the Workspace API. After setting up my Lightning Message Channel and writing both a publisher and subscriber, I noticed that the subscriber is not receiving any events. When I checked the browser console, I saw…