Chapter 3. More and Later
The difference between a game and a business application is the data. Most games don't need to store information about everything you've ever done; some games don't even bother to store your high score! Business applications rely heavily on data and lots of it. For example, a simple sales deal might involve:
- An account record for the business
- Some contacts for key people who work there
- An opportunity record to represent the potential sale
- Multiple quote records for the various estimates you put together
- Multiple quote line items on each of those quote records
- Opportunity line items synced with the most recent quote
- Pricebooks and product records that store the definitions and prices of what you sell
- Opportunity contact roles ...
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