Force.com is the world's leading cloud platform that lets you build apps rapidly using configuration-driven development and powerful programmatic logic. With Force.com, you can design mobile, social, and real-time apps in the cloud five times faster than with traditional software development approaches. Watch this webinar to learn about: :: how Force.com streamlines app development life cycles :: how Force.com's open architecture facilitates integration with other systems :: the basics you need to get started building your first app in the cloud Watch the recording on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ee1ncea0eeE

1. Introduction to Force.com
Josh Kaplan
Senior Product Manager
@joshsfdc
Adam Torman
Senior Product Manager
@atorman
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4. Cloud App Platforms Allow You to Build Apps
You Didn’t Think Possible 6 Months Ago
Social
Mobile
Real Time

5. Salesforce is the Proven Cloud App Platform
Q3FY09 Q4FY10 Q1FY12

6. A Complete Platform For Building Apps
Development Platform
Form Builder Report Builder Visual Workflow Multi-tenant code Social collaboration
execution framework
Cloud Database
Massively Scalable ACID Transactions Social Data Mobile Self-tuning
Data Service & Triggers Model Query Optimizer
REST & SOAP Row Level Identity & Backups & Enterprise
API’s Security Authentication Disaster Recovery Search
Cloud Infrastructure
ISO 27001 Proven Automatic Trusted Real-time
Certified Security Reliability Elasticity Status Upgrades
Real-time Salesforce to Global Data Highest Multi-tenant
Sandbox Salesforce Centers Performance Kernel
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7. Use Case: UberJet
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8. Define the Data Model
Drag and Drop
Object and Field
Palate Easily Build
Schema
Relationships
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9. User Experience Tab Navigation
App Picker
Customizable
Customizable
Layouts
Lists
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10. Incorporate Your Logic
Declarative Logic (point and click)
• Field Requiredness/Uniqueness
• Audit History Tracking
• Workflows Rules & Approval Processes
Formula-Based Logic (spreadsheet-like)
• Formula Fields
• Data Validation Rules
• Workflows Rules & Approval Processes
Procedural Logic (code)
•Apex Triggers
•Apex Classes
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11. Using Formula Logic and Validation Rules
Formula Field
to show reward
level
Roll Up
Summary of
Validation Rule to Miles Travelled
check how many
passengers there
will be
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12. Your Rules Workflow Rule Criteria
(WHY)
Workflow Evaluation
Criteria (WHEN)
Workflow Action
(WHAT)

13. Flow
Design-Time Tool
Run-Time Flow

14. Make it Better with Visualforce
Custom UI
Standard Controller
Iterate over records
using DataTable
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15. Push the Envelope with Apex
 Java-like OO language
 Strongly-typed
 Tight Integration with
Salesforce.com Data
 Designed for Multi-tenancy
 Integrated Testing Framework
2 Billion+ Lines of Apex Code
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16. The Many Faces Of Apex
UI Layer
Program Control
Javascript
Integration
Inbound Email
Handling
Asynchronous
Database
Custom Batch Processing
Triggers
Web
Services
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17. Customize Once, Access Everywhere
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18. Open and Real-time APIs
Apex Data Loader
Mobile External Apps Callouts Data ETL
• SOAP or REST API
• Extract
• REST API • Bulk API • Apex Callouts • Transform
• Mobile SDKs • Apex Web Svcs • Outbound Msgs • Load
• Metadata API
• SOAP & Bulk API
• Streaming API
Security and Validation Rules
Force.com Platform

19. Build Sites Declaratively with Site.com
Palate of Drag-and-
Drop Page
Elements
Editable content
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20. Users Everywhere
 Add multiple users
quickly
 Add single users
with more detail
 Use the sObject API
for bulk
 Use REST API
 Use SAML for
upsert
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21. Scalable and Simple Security
 Profiles & Permission Sets  Sharing
– What tables and columns – What rows can I access
can I access – Read/Write/Transfer/Full
– Read/Create/Edit/Delete
Jets Table
 Read
 Read
 Create Name Airport Code  Write
 Edit
 Delete Zephyr JFK
White Cloud SFO
 Read
 Edit
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22. A Complete Platform For Building Apps
Development Platform
Form Builder Report Builder Visual Workflow Multi-tenant code Social collaboration
execution framework
Cloud Database
Massively Scalable ACID Transactions Social Data Mobile Self-tuning
Data Service & Triggers Model Query Optimizer
REST & SOAP Row Level Identity & Backups & Enterprise
API’s Security Authentication Disaster Recovery Search
Cloud Infrastructure
ISO 27001 Proven Automatic Trusted Real-time
Certified Security Reliability Elasticity Status Upgrades
Real-time Salesforce to Global Data Highest Multi-tenant
Sandbox Salesforce Centers Performance Kernel
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23. The Force.com Workbook
 Download the Workbook:
http://bit.ly/forcedotcomworkbook
 Create an end-to-end Application
– Warehouse Management
– E-commerce Storefront
 10 x 30 minute tutorials
– Bottom up
• Database to Storefront
– Each Tutorial Builds Upon the
Previous
– Build in Developer Edition Now!
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24. Ready. Set. Go!
FREE
http://developer.force.com/join
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25. Resources
– Developer Sign-up – $Free Org
http://developer.force.com/join
– Trust
http://trust.salesforce.com
– Ideas Exchange
http://ideas.salesforce.com
– New Release Information
http://developer.force.com/releases
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26. Upcoming Events
 May 16 – Summer ‘12 Preview Webinar
– bit.ly/summer12-force
 May 22 – Cloudstock 2012 London
– bit.ly/cslondon-wb
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27. Q&A
http://bit.ly/introforce
survey
@atorman @forcedotcom @joshsfdc
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