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Force.com Enterprise Architecture

By : Andrew Fawcett
Book Image

Force.com Enterprise Architecture

By: Andrew Fawcett

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Force.com Enterprise Architecture
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


This chapter has further explored the declarative aspects of developing an application on the platform that applies to how an application is stored and how relational data integrity is enforced through the use of the lookup field deletion constraints and applying unique fields. The Master-Detail relationships allow you to model containment concepts in our data model. We also considered the data storage implications of extending your schema across columns instead of rows and the benefits on the cost of storage for your end users.

Upload the latest version of the FormulaForce package and install it into your test org. The summary page during the installation of new and upgraded components should look something like the following screenshot. Note that the permission sets are upgraded during the install.

In this chapter, we have now covered some major aspects of the platform with respect to packaging, platform alignment, and how your application data is stored as well as the key aspects...