Salesforce Facts by Abhishek

Sometimes we need to work on some finance related requirement where the amount needs to be shown in words as well like the option we have in physical cheques. We can use a web service callout to do get the details and that can be invoked from a screen flow. Note: This one does not work on digits after the decimal. Attached are the screenshots.

While using Http callout in flow, it is possible to change the output format of the response from application/json. To change this, Setup -> External Services -> Click on the Actions dropdown for the respective external service-> Edit -> change the content to the required format e.g. text/plain -> Save & Next Reference:  https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/409668/how-to-use-http-callout-action-in-flow-with-body-of-content-type-application-x Attached is one sample screenshot.

While using lightning-combobox, we can get the selected option value using event.detail.value, but not the label. To get the selected label, we need to use a bit of logic. Attached is the screenshot.

We can use LWC getRecord with lightning-record-picker to fetch the field values of the selected record. Attached are the screenshots.

If we try to convert an already converted lead by mistake, we encounter the error 'CANNOT_UPDATE_CONVERTED_LEAD'. It shows the date as well on which the lead was converted. Reference:  https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000384333&type=1

Suppose we want to make the lightning-record-picker readOnly once a value is selected. This is how we can implement this, since it does not support disabled or readOnly attributes. Attached is the screenshot.

We can use the clearSelection() method to reset the value in lightning-record-picker. Reference:  https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning-record-picker/specification Attached is the screenshot.

So, this is how we can access the selected record Id in lightning-record-picker. Attached are the screenshots.

Suppose we have two lists of different length and we want to iterate over the lists in the same loop. We can do this by using some logic in apex. Attached is the sample code snippet.

Filtering in lightning-record-picker also supports spanning relationships upto one level. Reference:  https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning-record-picker/documentation Attached is the screenshot.

We can pass value dynamically as well in the filter of lightning-record-picker. For example, suppose we are using a contact record picker and we would like to select only the related contacts for the current account. The LWC is placed in the account record detail page. We can pass the current accountId in the filter. Attached are the screenshots.

With the latest release, we now have the option to opt for enabling reactivity in display text component in screen flow. To enable this, go to Setup -> Process Automation Settings -> check 'Opt in to Reactive Display Text Beta'. In this example, we have a picklist and the selected value is shown in the same screen in the display text component. Attached are the screenshots.  

So now we have lightning record picker base component in LWC. Using this we can create a dynamic record picker which can be used inside a screen flow and the parameters can be passed from the screen flow as per the requirement. In this example, we are fetching contact records which have both email and phone populated. Attached are the screenshots.

There is an object named UserPermissionAccess which represents the permissions accessibility of the current user. We can use Get Records element on this object in flow to check permissions like 'Activate Contracts' or 'Activate Orders' of the current user. Reference:  https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_userpermissionaccess.htm

Suppose we have a use case where we need to invoke a quick action from LWC on button click. We can implement the same by wrapping the LWC inside an Aura and using lightning:QuickActionAPI. In this example, we are invoking a Create Record(Contact) quick action from Account detail page. Reference:  https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning:quickActionAPI/documentation Attached are the screenshots.

So we have a whole new tag in lwc, lightning-record-picker. This renders a record select lookup. It uses GraphQL wire adapter to fetch the records and also returns the records as per the user access i.e. in with sharing mode. Reference:  https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning-record-picker/documentation Attached are the screenshots.