Automate Processes Visually with the Lightning Process Builder

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Lightning Process Builder April 2, 2015 | Everywhere

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Lightning Process BuilderApril 2, 2015 | Everywhere

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Agenda

• Lightning Process Builder Overview

• Demo

• Hot Topics

• Roadmap: near & far

• Q&A

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▪ Don’t wait until the end to ask your question!

– Questions will be queued and answered at the end.

▪ Respect Q&A etiquette

– Please don’t repeat questions.

▪ Stick around for live Q&A

– Speakers will tackle your questions at the end.

▪ Post to Success Community

– Official: Salesforce Workflow Automation

– Topic #ProcessBuilder

http://bit.ly/AutomationSuccessGroup

Have Questions?

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Safe Harbor

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LeeAnne TemplemanDeveloper Evangelist

@leeanndroid

Shelly ErcegDirector, Product Management

@shelly_sfdc

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Q&A

▪ Post to group Official: Salesforce Workflow Automation

– http://bit.ly/AutomationSuccessGroup

– Topic #ProcessBuilder

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Next Generation Workflow

Process Builder

Multiple “Rules” in 1 process

More Flexibility

Graphical Interface

Workflow Rules

New Actions

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• Built for all Admins - from

beginners to advanced

• Easy edit lets users respond

quickly to business changes

• Creates a shared canvas for IT

and the Business to collaborate

Add powerful

actions with a

single click

Process without Programming

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Quick Process Builder FAQs

▪ GA in Spring ’15

▪ DE, EE and up. Not Available as a PE add-on

▪ Supports all latest stable browser versions

▪ Processes are Flows “under the hood”

– They surface as Flows in Changesets, Packaging & Error

Messages

▪ Workflow Rules remain available

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Lightning Process Builder Demo

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This is how we

do it...

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Hot Topics (& a little guidance)

Which tool do I use?

http://bit.ly/which_tool

Workflow Rules

Approvals

Process Builder

Flow

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Hot Topics (a little more guidance)

Bulk Use Cases & Platform Limits

▪ Platform limits apply

▪ PB not yet optimize for bulk cases

http://bit.ly/process_limits

Formulas

▪ Ongoing improvements

▪ Coming soon: ISCHANGED, ISNEW,

PRIORVALUE

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1. Can I create Tasks?

1. Where are my Scheduled Actions?

1. Need Help? Ask the awesome Success

Community #processbuilder

4. Found a bug? Log a case

Hot Topics (& a little more)

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Trigger Processes

on Events

Tool

Convergenc

e

**SAFE HARBOR**

More Point &

Click PowerProcess Central

Dashboard

Integrated

Approvals

Process Automation Roadmap - The Big Picture

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▪ Formulas! more of them, and in more places…

– NEW functions: ISCHANGED, ISNEW, PRIORVALUE

– System variables in formulas: $User…

▪ Field Updates with formulas e.g. “TODAY() + 7”

▪ Multi-select picklists in criteria

▪ Delete processes without waiting 12 hours

▪ Filter records for update - no more all or nothing

▪ More details in error messaging

What are we working on now?

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Want to learn more? Salesforce Trailhead

http://bit.ly/process_builder_trailhead

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Thank You! Questions?

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