The document provides an overview of the Salesforce Developer Console for administrators. It describes key features like debugging and troubleshooting Apex code using logs and checkpoints, editing and navigating source code, testing and validating performance, and executing SOQL and SOSL queries. It also outlines Salesforce's execution order when records are saved and key log event types administrators can examine.

1. Admins Guide to the Developer
Console
Francis Pindar
Technical Architect
www.radnip.com
@radnip

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3. Admins Guide to the Developer
Console
Francis Pindar
Technical Architect
www.radnip.com
@radnip

4. An Admins guide too…

7. What is the Developer Console?
Debugging & Troubleshooting
View Logs, Set and View Checkpoints in Apex Code
Editing and Navigating Source Code
Browse Packages, Source Code Editor, View & Edit: Classes, Triggers, Lightning Components & VisualForce pages
Testing and Validating Performance
Test Apex Code, Inspect Logs (Save Order, Limits etc) and Performance Issue checking
Executing SOQL and SOSL Queries
Edit and Execute SOQL and SOSL Queries, View Query Results
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8. What’s in it for the Admin?
Debugging & Troubleshooting
View Logs, Set and View Checkpoints in Apex Code
Editing and Navigating Source Code
Browse Packages, Source Code Editor, View & Edit: Classes, Triggers, Lightning Components & VisualForce pages
Testing and Validating Performance
Test Apex Code, Inspect Logs (Save Order, Limits etc) and Performance Issue checking
Executing SOQL and SOSL Queries
Edit and Execute SOQL and SOSL Queries, View Query Results
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9. Salesforce Execution Order (some of the 20+ steps)
Validation checks
Checks compliance with Page Layout rules (required rules, maximum field lengths etc) & Validation Rules
Execute Before Apex Triggers
Execute any code that has been written in a “before” trigger (before the record is saved to Salesforce)
Execute Duplicate Rules
Checking if a record is a duplicate
Saves the record to the database
(but not committed)
Execute After Apex Triggers
Execute any code that has been written in a “after” trigger (after the record is saved to Salesforce)
Execute Rules
Assignment Rules then Auto-Response rules then Workflow Rules (and re-runs if required).
Execute Processes
Flows / Process Builder are run
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10. Salesforce Execution Order (some of the 20 steps)
Escalation Rules
Entitlement Rules
Roll up Summaries on Parent record?
Update parent record
Roll-up Summaries on Grandfather record?
Update grandfather record
Commit the record to the database
Execute any post logic
Eg sending emails
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11. Salesforce isn’t that simple…

12. Salesforce isn’t that simple…

13. Salesforce isn’t that simple…

23. List of Log Event Types
CALLOUT_REQUEST – Sending something to an external system outside Salesforce
VALIDATION_RULE, VALIDATION_PASS, VALIDATION_FAIL – Validation Rules
WF_CRITERIA_BEGIN, WF_ACTION, WF_EMAIL_SENT – Standard Workflow
WF_FLOW_?? or FLOW_?? – Flow running
DUPLICATE_DETECTION_?? – Duplicate Management Rules evaluating
SLA_?? – Case Milestone evaluation
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45. Any Questions?
www.radnip.com
@radnip
Francis Pindar
Technical Architect

46. What else is in Developer Console?
Debugging & Troubleshooting
View Logs, Set and View Checkpoints in Apex Code
Editing and Navigating Source Code
Browse Packages, Source Code Editor, View & Edit: Classes, Triggers, Lightning Components & VisualForce pages
Testing and Validating Performance
Test Apex Code, Inspect Logs (Save Order, Limits etc) and Performance Issue checking
Executing SOQL and SOSL Queries
Edit and Execute SOQL and SOSL Queries, View Query Results
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