The Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce AdminAdmin Theatre – World Tour London

Adam PearlessNimbostratusadam@nimbostratus.co.uk@NimbostratusCo

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IntroductionThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

Salesforce Admin since 20096 x Salesforce certifiedInstructor at Salesforce UniversityImplementing solutions for customersBased in Bristol, United Kingdom

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1. To understand

what the Lightning

Process Builder is, and see it in

action…

2. To see how this

functionality gives you as an

admin more power…

3. To see how this brings you as an admin into the

conversation on how your company runs

The Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

Key Takeaways

Introducing the Lightning Process BuilderThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

An overviewIntroducing the Lightning Process Builder

A Business Process

Automation Tool

Allows for a sequence of actions to be

fired based upon complex business

logic

Removes the need for users to

complete repetitive manual

workEnforces

standardized and efficient business

processes

A user friendly interface

An overviewIntroducing the Lightning Process Builder

Powerful declarative

functionality

Reduces the reliance on

apex triggersPutting you as the admin

in control!

Provides enhanced functionality over

workflow rules

Identify business goals and challengesWork with the key stakeholders from your business

We need to streamline and standardize our sales process across teams

I’ve noticed the sales team rely too much on setting reminders

and we need to increase productivity

We want to improve collaboration between

teams so that everyone knows what’s going on

with our customers

Which Object?Build the Process

Which conditions?Add Criteria

When criteria is trueSet Immediate Actions

In relation to NOW or a date field Schedule time based actions

The Power of the Lightning Process BuilderThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

Not just a taskCreate a Record

Not just the record or its parent, eg child recordsUpdate any Related Record

To create a record, update a record, or log a call Use a Quick Action

Based on criteria rather than a user clickLaunch a Flow

With a template just like workflowSend an Email

To the record and it’s followers or a groupPost to Chatter

Without needing the user to click submitSubmit for Approval

Previously not available to the adminAn increased range of powerful actions

No more creating and maintaining multiple workflow rules and actions

Use a combination of criteria and groups of actions in one singular process

A greater degree of control in the sequential order of actions

Clicks not codeAll of this can be created declaratively by the admin!

DemoThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

Business Goal:Demonstration

When a new business opportunity is won we

need to automate aspects of the new

customer onboarding process and ensure that teams collaborate. We also need to make sure

that we don't miss out on renewal opportunities

Create a case and assign it to the

Compliance Team to complete a credit

check

Post to the Onboarding Chatter

group

Schedule a new opportunity to be

created for renewal next year

Type = “New Business” && Stage = “Closed Won”When an opportunity meets the criteria…

DemoThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

The Growing Role of the Salesforce AdminThe Lightning Process Builder and the Growing Role of the Salesforce Admin

A key player in the teamCollaboration with Stakeholders

Process

PlatformPeople

Putting Salesforce at the Centre of the BusinessThe Lightning Process Builder brings it all together…

Salesforce Admin

Operational

Strategic

People

Technology

A seat at the table, a voice in the conversationThe Salesforce Admin at the Centre of the Business

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