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K. KapitanovSalesforce Developer I CertificationCertification Study Companion Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0300-0_7

7. Triggers and Bulk Processing

Konstantin Kapitanov1  
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Borås, Sweden
 

7.1 Triggers and Their Execution Context

Apex triggers are a powerful feature in Salesforce that allow you to execute custom logic before or after records are inserted, updated, or deleted in the database. They are associated with SObjects, which can be either standard objects such as Account, Contact, Opportunity, etc. or custom objects created to meet specific business requirements.

Triggers are used to perform actions or enforce business rules whenever these ...

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