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Salesforce Data Architecture and Management
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Salesforce Data Architecture and Management

by Zafar
July 2021
Beginner
376 pages
9h 48m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 2: Understanding Salesforce Objects and Data Modeling

In this chapter, we will look at data modeling and the concept of normalization. This will give us a foundation for understanding how Salesforce is different from conventional relational databases that we may have experience of working with in the past. We will review why Salesforce goes against the convention of data normalization and why data is de-normalized, along with the benefits of doing that on the Salesforce Platform. We will also cover the different types of relationships in Salesforce and other features of Salesforce that are associated with data modeling. Having a solid understanding will lay the foundation for upcoming chapters when we discuss APIs and Large Data Volumes ...

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