Overview

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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this course, you will dive deep into Salesforce development, creating a Conference Management application from scratch. You’ll begin by learning how to set up your Salesforce Developer’s account and create custom objects like Sessions and Speakers. As you progress, you will gain hands-on experience with junction objects, triggers, and Apex classes, while developing skills in automating processes like sending emails and checking for double bookings. You will also explore key concepts such as Visualforce pages, SOQL, and DML operations. After covering the foundational topics, the course will introduce you to JavaScript in Visualforce Pages and guide you through integrating the Google Map API to display hotel locations. You will also learn about REST Web Services, using them to interact with external systems, send HTTP requests, and manipulate Salesforce data. This course is perfect for developers looking to transition into Salesforce development or enhance their existing Salesforce skills. It is designed for individuals familiar with basic programming concepts and those eager to work with Salesforce tools in real-world applications. The difficulty level is intermediate. By the end of the course, you will be able to create Salesforce applications, manage objects and relationships, use Apex to automate processes, interact with external APIs, and work with RESTful web services to extend your Salesforce applications.

Syllabus

Salesforce Conference Management Application from scratch

In this module, we will build a Conference Management App in Salesforce from scratch. You'll create custom objects, including Session and Speaker, along with necessary junction objects. Learn how to automate tasks using Apex, such as sending email notifications and handling double bookings. You will also create custom Visualforce pages and learn how to upload photos via controller extensions.

Using JavaScript in Visualforce Pages

In this module, we will explore how to enhance Visualforce pages by incorporating JavaScript. You’ll learn how to create a Hotel object to store hotel information and integrate Google Map API to display hotel locations on a map. This will add an interactive and dynamic element to your Salesforce pages.

REST Web Services

In this module, we will dive into REST web services in Salesforce and explore their role in integrating Salesforce with other applications. You will learn how to use the REST API to retrieve, create, update, and delete records like Account and Case. We’ll also introduce Salesforce Workbench for testing your API calls and working with data.

Complex REST API Call related to Account object

In this module, we will explore complex REST API calls related to the Account object. You will learn how to retrieve and search for Account records, as well as send data like Account information in requests. Additionally, we’ll discuss how to create and associate multiple Account and Contact records via API and manage responses efficiently.