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Increase Name Field Widths In Force.com IDE
Increase the name field with in the IDE so that more of the name can be seen at once. Right now it only shows about 12 characters when the full length is around 50.
Disable E-mail option for "S-Control" Dashboard Refreshes
Due to their nature, I understand that it isn't possible for dashboards with s-controls to be e-mailed out. However, it's possible to *schedule* dashboards with S-Controls and give the expectation that you'd be able to e-mail them out.
What I'd like is if you are attempting to schedule an S-Control Dashboard, it doesn't give you the option to e-mail it out. It still makes sense to have scheduled dashboard refreshes if they have non-dashboard components, but the e-mail piece should be completely disabled to not give the appearance that you are able to e-mail them out.
Make Required Fields Apply with Inline Editing
We can't turn on inline editing (we were so excited too!) because it doesn't force the user to complete required fields on account records (assuming the record was created before that field was required and is still empty). You can work around this my writing a validation rule for each required field, but that's a huge pain.
Please make rules about required fields apply when using inline editing!
Identify who Voted for an idea.
In salesforce Ideas, an Admin MUST be able to to run a report that tells them who voted on an idea, and when.
Ideally, an org would have the option to show this information on the idea itself. But at a minimum an admin should be able run a report and see the voting history of an idea. This way we could create reports like:
- Recently Voted On Ideas
- Votes grouped by user
- Most active voters
- Stale ideas.
Advanced Validation Rule Functions
Validation rules are a really powerful way to write business logic without writing code. In Spring '08 we are introducing these new functions to make them even more powerful:
VLOOKUP Function
Similar to its Excel counterpart, the VLOOKUP function lets you use data in another object as a basis for validation. For example, to validate the zip code in a contact address, you could use the VLOOKUP function in a contact validation rule to search for a match in a custom object containing a list of valid zip codes.
ISNUMBER Function
The ISNUMBER function provides a simple way to tell if data entered in a text field only contains numbers, which is required for many types of identification numbers like credit cards and account numbers.
REGEX Function
Regular expressions are a powerful tool used by programmers to find patterns within bodies of text. The REGEX function exposes the power of regular expressions in validation rules, empowering formula authors to tackle the most demanding format validation challenges. Need to validate an IP address, country-specific phone number or VAT number format? If so, the REGEX function is for you.
Outer joins as "with and without" relationships in Custom Report Types
Make it possible to have a relationship between a parent and child objects when building a Custom Report Type that allows the return of parent records when they are no child records.
This would be like a database outer join, and allow reporting when there may or may not be child records - something not possible today. Today's Custom Report Types allow only the return of a parent when there are child records. For instance, if reporting on opportunities, we want opportunity data whether or not there are products attached.
This isn't about "exception reporting" covered in:
http://ideas.salesforce.com/article/show/23676/Exception_Reporting_outer_joins
Make report aggregates have >20 digits of precision
Aggregate numbers in reports should be accurate to at least 20 decimal places.
Disable visibility granted by role hierarchy
Disable the default behavior of granting users above in the role hierarchy access to all data shared with users below.
Ability to make Person Accounts (B2I) customer portal users
For Business-to-Individual (B2I) organizations that use Person Accounts. Allow their person accounts to access the Salesforce Customer Portal.
User Preference for "Send Email Notification" on Tasks
Coming with Spring '08 users can set a personal preference for the "Send Email Notification" on Tasks. After checking or unchecking the Send Email Notification checkbox users can now click on "Make this the Default Setting." and this selection will be remembered across sessions.
Check Spelling for Tasks, Events, and Notes
With Spring '08 we are adding the existing Spell Checker functionality (currently found in Solutions) to Tasks, Events, and Notes. Your administrator will be able to enable the Check Spelling button for Tasks and Events. The Check Spelling button will be available for Notes when the release is available with no additional configuration required. For Tasks and Events the Comments/Description fields will be checked for spelling errors.
Workflow from Email Messages
Workflow From Email Messages gives salesforce.com administrators the capability to update a parent case based on information contained in an email using the standard point-and-click workflow tools.
It will allow you to create workflows which, for instance, reopen closed cases when new emails arrive on them, or change a case status from "Awaiting Customer Response" back to "New" when a customer responds to a question on the case.
Field updates from these workflow rules will have access to the fields both in the Email Message and in the parent Case, so you'll be able to use these fields to create complex update formulas if necessary.
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