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INVALID_ID_FIELD, WhatId is not available for sending emails to UserIds

Introduction This error is thrown while sending email using apex if you are setting User Id in target recipient: setTargetObjectId(usr.Id) and also specifying target record id as: setWhatId(opp.Id). As per Salesforce documentation if you are passing record id in WhatId then you can only pass Contact Id in setTargetObjectId. Here is Salesforce article: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_classes_email_outbound_single.htm Workaround

How to set password of a user using Apex

apex, Data Migration

NOTE method The first parameter of that function call is the actual id of the user object. User Ids start with 005 and are 15 or 18 characters long and second parameter is password string. Complex password generation TIPS

Query specific object permission for all Profiles

SOQL

Method 1 Method 2

How to access Compound field values in Apex Salesforce

apex, SOQL

What is compound field? Compound field – for example Address and Geolocation – binds together multiple information into a single unit. Like Address is one unit of information but actually it is comprises of different primitive information like Street Address, City, State, Country & Postal Code. Can we query/access address field without addressing individual field …

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How to check Person Account is enabled in Salesforce org or not using Apex

apex

If Person Account is enabled then there must be a field on Account object called: isPersonAccount. We simply need to check if exists as below. Method 1 METHOD 2

Error – Salesforce user is not able to execute screen flow

Debugging, Flow

PROBLEM STATEMENT We developed a flow and added it on page layout with hep of quick action, though button was visible, but clicking on it was producing error. We changed the approach, I added that screen flow directly on Record page by editing Lightning experience builder, but the problem still persisted. HOW DID WE FIX …

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Required Fields to create an Order Item in Salesforce from Apex

Salesforce

Sometimes we get a requirement in which we need to create OrderItem programmatically and we need to research a lot to know the required fields of Order Item.

Create and update custom labels using Tooling API

apex, REST Api, Tooling API

GOAL To be able to create custom label along with translation programmatically. SOLUTION We can use tooling API to create the custom label and its translation as below. The Master label is stored in External String and translation is stored in ExternalStringLocalization Request to create master label: Endpoint Payload Response We can grab the Id of Master Label …

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How to trigger a flow from apex in Salesforce

apex, Flow, Salesforce

In this blog, we will discuss on how to invoke a lightning Auto launched flow from the apex class. 1. It works only with autolaunched Flow. 2. Use the start method in the Flow.Interview class to launch an autolaunched flow or user provisioning flow from Apex. 3. In this example, we will use a visualforce page where flow will be invoked …

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