Steve Data Modeling: From Picklists To Infinity And Beyond
Picklists are a great mechanism for fields with fixed value options. However, there are some situations where there are challenges with them. Adding new values requires elevated permissions and deployments. If the fixed values come in from an external system, then Picklists may not work well.
Steve Data Modeling: Mastering Version Control Strategies
Building a Salesforce Data Model and considering how to handle two versions of the same record? How will you handle changes made to one? What about child records?
I provide a guide through two different approaches for handling Versioning.