Next Generation Web Services
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The document summarizes new features in Salesforce's next generation web services API called API 8.0. Key highlights include enhanced SOQL and SOSL with support for relationships, joins, aggregate functions and ordering. The API also introduces upsert functionality to manage cross-reference data and merge APIs to combine duplicate records.
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- 1. Next Generation Web Services Benji Jasik, Salesforce.com Track: Advanced AppExchange Developer
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- 3. Agenda Welcome Salesforce Web Services – Where are we today? API 8.0 – Winter ’07 Release Q & A
- 4. API Usage by User-Agent .NET and Java dominate Long tail for others
- 5. The AppExchange Partner Community 200+ Publishers 400+ Applications
- 6. What you’ve asked for Joins Aggregate functions Outbound Messaging Merge API Better XREF Management Supported AJAX Toolkit
- 7. What you’ve asked for Joins Aggregate functions Outbound Messaging Merge API Better XREF Management Supported AJAX Toolkit . . . . . . AppExchange API 8.0!
- 8. Agenda What we’ll cover SOQL Relationships SOQL Enhancements SOSL Enhancements Upsert with relationships Merge What we won’t cover Outbound Messaging AJAX Toolkit S-control Enhancements
- 9. SOQL Relationships Object-Relational mapping. Object-oriented answer to joins (and over web services!) SELECT c.Firstname, c.Account.Name from Contact c New Enterprise WSDL Relationships New describe information for relationship names AppExchange Explorer with relationship syntax
- 10. SOQL Relationships – Examples SELECT a.Name (SELECT c.FirstName, c.LastName FROM a.Contacts c) FROM Account a Ability to filter on parent relationships. Filter/sort/limit child relationships Custom Object support You must define relationship names for custom objects __r appended to relationship names
- 11. Demo QueryAmp .NET Project
- 12. SOQL Enhancements Order By Asc, desc, nulls first/last Powerful when used with limit Count() Limit
- 14. SOQL Enhancements IN toLabel(), convertCurrency() Combine Order By, limit, and SOQL Relationships, and you can generate an account detail page with 1 query (used to take 10+ ! )
- 15. SOSL Enhancements Order By, toLabel(), convertCurrency() Relationship support. One-one only in 8.0
- 16. Upsert with relationships Powerful data management API Manage XREFs easily in Salesforce.com Related records based on ExternalId Load a contact row that looks like this: Used to be: FirstName, LastName, AccountId FirstName, LastName, DUNS__c DataLoader support Upsert works for all users Combine upsert with a unique custom field for best results
- 17. Merge APIs New Merge call – Works on Accounts, Contacts, Leads in 8.0 Reparents all children in one transaction New flag on describe to determine objects that are mergeable QueryAll – query records in the recycle bin isDeleted, isArchived Undelete Works like the recycle bin undelete New field type masterrecord
- 18. Other enhancements Workflow calls: Process, ProcessSubmit describeLayout performance enhancements New Objects API Exposed EmailTemplates, CampaignMemberStatus, other new Winter ’07 objects EmailHeader – Send emails CSS User Login via Login Scope Header Managed packages – Namespace prefix
- 19. Features in other sessions Advanced Integration – Mon 4:30pm Out of Bounds with AJAX – Wed 9:00am Faster, supported, DOJO support! Next Generation Native Applications – Tue 11:00am Validations, custom object enhancements (sharing, queues, relationships, field history tracking, more!) Future of Composite Applications – Tue 12:45pm Wielding Workflow – Mon 3:15 Field Updates, Approvals, and more! Packaging It Up – Wed 10:15am
- 20. Demos Inline control using ajax toolkit
- 21. Q & A Questions?