Exploring the PLATFORM TOOLS section
The PLATFORM TOOLS section deals with the configuration and development features of the Salesforce application. Here you will find workflow automation tools as well as tools for creating and managing metadata in Salesforce such as Automation, Objects & Fields, as well as other items. The PLATFORM TOOLS section is heavily used when customizing your Salesforce instance.
The following screenshot shows you how to access this section on the Setup page:
Figure 9.9: PLATFORM TOOLS section of the Home tab
Let’s take a look at what the subsections highlighted in the preceding screenshot contain.
Apps
Apps provide a set of functionality grouped together. Some of the use cases of the Apps sub-section for an admin include creating an app for a specific division in your company, finding a third-party application to install, and customizing and setting up Salesforce Mobile.
The following settings are available under the...