Force.com can automatically generate user interfaces, but in some cases you might want to build a more custom UI. Join us to learn about Visualforce, the component-based UI framework that lets you build attractive, dynamic, reusable user interfaces. We'll cover code walk-throughs, common use cases, leveraging Apex on the server side, debugging techniques, and how to utilize the component framework to make your code portable and maintainable.

1. Introduction to Visualforce
Ralph Eddy – Sales Engineer
Henry Liu – Sales Engineer

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13. What You Will Learn Today
What is Visualforce and how is it used.
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Developing in visualforce.
▪ We are going to build a page that allows you to Nominate Contacts for a Conference
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a simplelist
to an enterable list
make it searchable
show it on an Account page
Give it a modern responsive design
Make it mobile
How to get Started.

14. Outline, Agenda, Introduction, Examples
Agenda - 5
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Show in VF Tab
Introduction - 5
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When to Use Visualforce
Our story is around Managing Conferences
Examples of how Visualforce is used - 5
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Custom Tab – you already saw the Agenda
Custom Tab in a User’s Profile
Inline on a Detail page
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Global Action
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Banner on Conference
Google Map
SAP Data
Add Attendee
Mobile
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Add Attendee and other apps
These slides are not to be presented.
Rather, this is the outline of what they are
presenting, since they do not intend to
have slides.

15. Create a List of Contacts
Goal: We want to create a page that list contacts and makes it very easy to recommend them to attend a Conference.
Create a Visualforce Page – in Setup - 3
Turn on Development Mode
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View page using /apex/{pagename}
<apex:pageblock> - 3
<apex:pageSection>
Component Reference for quick Help
Add a banner to the top of the page - 3
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Upload an image to resources
<apex:image>
So far this page is static – le’s add some data
Add a controller - 5
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LIST<contact>
[SELECT]
<apex: pageBlockTable>
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<apex:outputField> : First, last, phone, email
Make it a Tab - 3
ShowHeader=“false”

16. Make the List Enterable & Searchable
Make list Enterable - 5
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Add to query in controller (type an error)
<apex:inputField> Contact.Nominate_For__c : exec, regular, no
Make Email enterable as well
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Show validation (how?)
Controller add Save method: update list
<apex:commandButton> Save
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Save gets error – add <apex:form>
Update and show data on Contact record.
Add Search – Last name - 5
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Add method to Controller
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Show data validation in Apex when save select
Add Search to Page
Do a search

17. Show List on Account, Responsive, Mobile
Add page to Account (use a copy of the page) - 5
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/apex/ContactsOnAccount – creates a new page
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Use the same controller
standardController
New constructor method where Search uses id
Remove search and banner
Drag Visualforce onto Account record
Update Contacts
Replace Visualforce Markup with Responsive Design - 5
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Do this in a copy of the page, reference the same controller
Show page in a Mobile device - 5
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Add “page” record in QW demo.

18. Sandbox, Dev Tools, Rich Examples, Getting Started
To do this in production you must develop in a Sandbox and promote to
Production
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Apex code must have a test class
Developing in other tools
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Eclipse
Sublime
Additional Examples of full Websites
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Demo Booth signup
AppExchange
How to Get Started Resources
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Developer.force.com
Visualforce documentation
Youtube
Discussion Boards
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