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ChatGPT for Accelerating Salesforce Development

By : Andy Forbes, Philip Safir, Joseph Kubon, Francisco Fálder
Book Image

ChatGPT for Accelerating Salesforce Development

By: Andy Forbes, Philip Safir, Joseph Kubon, Francisco Fálder

Overview of this book

ChatGPT for Salesforce Development is an indispensable guide for Salesforce business analysts, developers, testers, and product owners seeking to integrate ChatGPT into their workflow. This book delves into the intricacies of Salesforce design, configuration, coding, and testing, demonstrating how ChatGPT can simplify complex setups and enhance project team efficiency. With this book, you’ll unlock the effective use of ChatGPT for crafting user stories that align seamlessly with project goals, learn how to design and implement Salesforce flows, and quickly write clear, comprehensive, and high-quality project documentation. As you advance, you’ll leverage ChatGPT to write new Apex code, decipher existing code, and explore the development of web services and callouts. This book spans trigger creation and the development of Lightning Web Components (LWC), highlighting how these can accelerate the development process. Applying ChatGPT's debugging capabilities, you’ll swiftly identify and resolve Salesforce issues to uphold the integrity and performance of your Salesforce applications. By the end of this book, you’ll be adept at integrating ChatGPT at every stage of Salesforce project delivery, from initial configuration to final testing.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)

Troubleshooting web service and callout issues

ChatGPT can serve as a valuable resource for developers seeking to troubleshoot issues related to web services and callouts in Salesforce. Whether you’re facing challenges in request formatting, HTTP method selection, header configuration, or response handling, ChatGPT can guide you through common pitfalls and offer suggestions for best practices.

For example, if you encounter an unexpected HTTP status code, ChatGPT can help you understand the likely causes of that status code and ways to resolve the issue. Similarly, if your SOAP or REST callout isn’t functioning as expected, ChatGPT can provide insights into common issues such as malformed XML/JSON, unauthorized access, or governor limit exceedances, and suggest ways to debug or refactor your code.

Moreover, as we saw previously, ChatGPT can assist you in writing test classes for your callouts, an often overlooked but crucial part of Salesforce development. By offering...