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Salesforce Summer ’26: A Smarter Way to Filter Records in SOQL

Salesforce Summer ’26 introduced a really useful feature for developers using FORMULA() directly inside the SOQL WHERE clause. Earlier, whenever we needed to filter records based on calculated values, we usually had to: Now Salesforce allows us to perform calculations directly inside SOQL queries, making queries cleaner and reducing unnecessary Apex code. Earlier Approach Suppose… Read More »

YYYY vs yyyy in Salesforce Apex: Understanding the Critical Date Formatting Difference

When working with date formatting in Salesforce Apex, developers often rely on formatting patterns to convert dates into readable strings for integrations, reports, or document generation. At first glance, the patterns YYYY and yyyy appear identical. However, they represent two different concepts of a year, and using the wrong one can produce unexpected results. This… Read More »