Salesforce Flashcards
standard functionality
out-of-the-box products and features that you can use to run your business
You need to:
Sell to prospects and customers
So we give you:
Leads and Opportunities to manage sales
You need to:
Help customers after the sale
So we give you:
Cases and Communities for customer engagement
You need to:
Work on the go
So we give you:
The customizable Salesforce mobile app
You need to:
Collaborate with coworkers, partners, and customers
So we give you:
Chatter and Communities to connect your company
You need to:
Market to your audience
So we give you:
Marketing Cloud to manage your customer journeys
database
think of a giant spreadsheet. When you put information into Salesforce, it gets stored in the database so you can access it again later. It’s stored in a very specific way so you’re always accessing the information you need.
app in Salesforce is?
a set of objects, fields, and other functionality that supports a business process
Objects are ?
tables in the Salesforce database that store a particular kind of information. There are standard objects like Accounts and Contacts and custom objects
Records are?
rows in object database tables. Records are the actual data associated with an object
Fields are?
columns in object database tables. Both standard and custom objects have fields.
org
Org is short for organization, and it refers to a specific instance of Salesforce
declarative development
Developing without code.
use forms and drag-and-drop tools to perform powerful customization tasks
programmatic development
uses things like Lightning components
Account
An account is an organization, company, or consumer that you want to track—for example, a customer, partner, or competitor.
Account Assignment Rule
A rule that automatically assigns accounts to territories, based on criteria you define.
Account Team
An account team is a team of users that work together on an account. For example, an account team may include an executive sponsor, dedicated support agent, or project manager.
Activity
An event, a task, a call you’ve logged, or an email you’ve sent. You can relate an activity to other records, such as an account, a lead, an opportunity, or a case. In an org with Shared Activities enabled, you can relate an activity to multiple contacts. Tasks can also be generated by workflow rules and approval processes configured by a Salesforce admin.
Activity History
The Activity History related list of a record displays all completed tasks, logged phone calls, saved interaction logs, expired events, outbound email, mass email, email added from Microsoft® Outlook®, and merged documents for the record and its associated records.
Administrator (System Administrator)
One or more individuals in your organization who can configure and customize the application. Users assigned to the System Administrator profile have administrator privileges.
Advanced Function
A formula function designed for use in custom buttons, links, and s-controls. For example, the INCLUDE advanced function returns the content from an s-control snippet.
Advanced Search
A search function within Salesforce that offers search features and functionality. To access it, click Advanced Search… in the sidebar.
Add-on
An add-on is a type of quote for a current customer who wants to add a license or product through the end of the current contract.
Age
In opportunity reports, the Age of an open opportunity is the number of days since the opportunity was created. For closed opportunities, Age is the number of days between the creation date and the closed date.
In case reports, the Age of an open case is the elapsed time from creation to the present. The Age of a closed case is the elapsed time from creation to the closing time of the case. You can choose to view the Age of a case in days, hours, or minutes.
Agent
A Salesforce CRM Call Center user who handles inbound or outbound calls. An agent is usually identified by a four-digit number that serves as the agent’s ID within the associated computer telephony integration (CTI) system.
Agent Console
See Salesforce Console and Console Tab.
AJAX Toolkit
A JavaScript wrapper around the API that allows you to execute any API call and access any object you have permission to view from within JavaScript code.
Amount Without Adjustments
Applies to Collaborative Forecasts. The sum of a person’s owned revenue opportunities and the person’s subordinates’ opportunities, without adjustments. Subordinates include everyone reporting up to a person in the forecast hierarchy. This amount is visible only on reports.