Salesforce daily archive
730 days of practical thinking.
One retrospective note for every day from 2 September 2024 to 1 September 2026.
Archive dates organise the subject history. They do not claim the notes were originally published on those dates.
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Observability before production: Data virtualisation
External data can sometimes remain in its source while Salesforce presents it at the point of work. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Transaction boundaries
Cross-system work cannot rely on one database transaction to guarantee an all-or-nothing outcome. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Idempotent integrations
A request may be delivered more than once; a dependable receiver must make repetition safe. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Error recovery
Failure handling is part of the business process, not a technical appendix added after the happy path. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: API boundaries
An API should expose a stable business capability rather than mirror a database or a single user interface. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Customer identity across systems
Identity resolution is the foundation of a coherent customer view across Salesforce and connected platforms. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Master data decisions
A connected estate needs a clear answer to which system is authoritative for each important business fact. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Event-driven Salesforce
Events allow systems to announce meaningful change without controlling every downstream reaction. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Synchronous or asynchronous
Timing is an architectural decision: a process should wait only when the immediate response genuinely changes the next action. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily noteObservability before production: Integration ownership
Every integration needs an explicit owner for its business contract, data meaning and operational health. This retrospective daily note considers the signals and context required to support the capability once it is live.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Integration observability
A connected process needs end-to-end visibility across platform and team boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Platform limits as architecture
Governor limits encourage efficient multi-tenant design and must influence architecture from the beginning. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Data virtualisation
External data can sometimes remain in its source while Salesforce presents it at the point of work. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Transaction boundaries
Cross-system work cannot rely on one database transaction to guarantee an all-or-nothing outcome. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Idempotent integrations
A request may be delivered more than once; a dependable receiver must make repetition safe. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Error recovery
Failure handling is part of the business process, not a technical appendix added after the happy path. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: API boundaries
An API should expose a stable business capability rather than mirror a database or a single user interface. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Customer identity across systems
Identity resolution is the foundation of a coherent customer view across Salesforce and connected platforms. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Master data decisions
A connected estate needs a clear answer to which system is authoritative for each important business fact. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Event-driven Salesforce
Events allow systems to announce meaningful change without controlling every downstream reaction. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Synchronous or asynchronous
Timing is an architectural decision: a process should wait only when the immediate response genuinely changes the next action. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily notePlanning the migration: Integration ownership
Every integration needs an explicit owner for its business contract, data meaning and operational health. This retrospective daily note considers how to move from the current state without losing service or trusted information.
Read daily noteAdoption is architecture: Integration observability
A connected process needs end-to-end visibility across platform and team boundaries. This retrospective daily note considers how the user experience and operating model determine whether the capability is used.
Read daily noteAdoption is architecture: Platform limits as architecture
Governor limits encourage efficient multi-tenant design and must influence architecture from the beginning. This retrospective daily note considers how the user experience and operating model determine whether the capability is used.
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