I received an email this morning regarding some major changes announced for #Salesforce CPQ. Previously, all package updates were to be manually downloaded from their page (and there were a LOT of them). Starting with the Summer 18 release, Salesforce CPQ will begin the rollout. This is a good....and bad thing. As all CPQ admins... Continue Reading →
My First Real World Lightning App
We have all seen and heard the craze about Salesforce Lightning, it is striking EVERYWHERE. When I first saw lightning last summer, it got a big "NOPE" tag because of the vertical navigation bar. I can change....but...not to a Salesforce vertical navigation bar... Thankfully, the cries of the community were heard, and it went horizontal.... Continue Reading →
Salesforce Clouds Explained In Gifs
As someone new to the Salesforce ecosystem, you may hear about the different clouds that Salesforce offers. It can get confusing to know the purpose for each one and which one fits your use case. To help, dear admin, I present, the Salesforce "Clouds" in a language I know well, animated Gifs. This probably won't help... Continue Reading →
CPQ Considerations For Those Going It Alone (you brave soul)
CPQ can be a very powerful tool for your org to improve quoting accuracy and efficiency, along with great visibility, but all in all it sure is a bear to implement, configure and deploy. Follow my considerations above and do your own research to determine if CPQ is right for you, and if you are ready to dive in.