List of the Salesforce Object Key Prefixes

Key Prefix	Object Type
000	Empty Key
001	Account
002	Note
003	Contact
005	User
006	Opportunity
007	Activity
008	OpportunityHistory
00B	ListView / View
00D	Organization
00E	UserRole
00G	Group
00I	Partner Also OpportunityPartner, which "is automatically created when a Partner object is created for a partner relationship between an account and an opportunity"
00J	OpportunityCompetitor
00K	OpportunityContactRole
00N	CustomFieldDefinition - Setup > Create > Objects > [Your Object] > [Your Field]
CF00N	Custom Field Id using in the query string. Note the keyprefix isn't actually CF0. In this case "CF" has been appended to the "00N" of the Custom Field Definition.
00O	Report
00P	Attachment
00Q	Lead
00S	ImportQueue
00T	Task
00U	Event
00X	EmailTemplate
00Y	EmailTemp
00a	CaseComment or IdeaComment Use caution as there are at least two object types exposed via the partner API with the same keyPrefix!
00a	IdeaComment or CaseComment Use caution as there are at least two object types exposed via the partner API with the same keyPrefix!
00b	WebLink - Custom Button or Link
00c	Training
00e	Profile
00h	Layout - Page Layout
00i	Pricebook
00j	Product
00k	OpportunityLineItem
00l	Folder
00o	OpportunityLineItemSchedule Represents information about the quantity, revenue distribution, and delivery dates for a particular OpportunityLineItem. Products, Price Books, and Schedules Overview
00p	UserTeamMember
00q	OpportunityTeamMember - "This object is available only in organizations that have enabled team selling."
00r	AccountShare
00s	AccountOwnerSharingRule
00t	OpportunityShare
00u	OpportunityOwnerSharingRule
00v	CampaignMember
010	CaseSolution
011	GroupMember
012	RecordType
013	RecordTypePicklist
014	ProfileRecordType
015	Document
016	BrandTemplate (Letterhead)
018	EmailStatus
019	BusinessProcess
01A	BusinessProcessPicklist
01B	LayoutSection
01C	LayoutItem
01D	UserAccountTeamMember
01G	ProfileLayout
01H	MailmergeTemplate
01I	Custom Object
01J	PicklistMaster
01N	Scontrol
01P	ProfileTabConfiguration
01Q	WorkflowRule - AssignmentRule
01R	RuleFilter
01S	RuleFilterItem
01T	RuleFilterAction
01U	ActionAssignEscalate
01V	ActionTask
01W	ActionEmail
01X	ActionEmailRecipient
01Y	CampaignMemberStatus
01Z	Dashboard
01a	DashboardComponent
01b	ListViewCriterion
01c	ListViewDisplayColumn
01e	PicklistSet
01h	Translation
01j	LocalizedValue
01k	FieldPermissions
01l	ActionResponse
01m	BusinessHours
01n	CaseShare
01o	LeadShare
01p	ApexClass
01q	ApexTrigger
01r	CustomTabDefinition - Visualforce Tab
01s	Pricebook2
01t	Product2
01u	PricebookEntry
01v	PricebookShare
01w	OpportunityUpdateReminder
01y	CaseOwnerSharingRule
01z	CaseEscalation
020	EventAttendee
022	FiscalYearSettings
023	Calendar
024	CalendarShare
025	ListLayoutItem
026	Period
02A	LeadOwnerSharingRule
02B	LabelDefinition
02C	LabelData
02D	CaseHistory2
02F	CustomFieldMap
02T	CustomPage
02U	CustomPageItem
02V	PageComponent
02X	CustomPageProfile
02Y	UserComponentData
02Z	AccountContactRole
02a	ContractContactRole
02b	ComponentResourceLink
02c	Sharing Rule
02f	DelegateGroup
02g	DelegateGroupMember
02h	DelegateGroupGrant
02i	Asset
02k	ListLayout
02m	CustomIndex
02n	CategoryNode
02o	CategoryData
02p	DivTransferEvent
02q	LayoutItemColumn
02r	OpportunityAlert
02t	EmailRoutingAddress
02u	TabSet
02v	TabSetMember
02w	LoginIpRange
02x	LoginHours
02y	ReportAggregate
02z	ReportColorRange
033	AllPackage - Package being built in the developer org
034	PackageMember
035	SelfServiceUser
036	JobQueue
037	ReportColumn
038	ReportFilterItem
039	ReportBreak
03D	ContactOwnerSharingRule
03G	AccountCriteriaSharingRule
03H	ContactCriteriaSharingRule
03I	CaseCriteriaSharingRule
03J	ChatterMessage
03K	ChatterMessageThread
03M	ChatterConversation
03N	ChatterConversationMember
03a	DependentPicklist
03c	LayoutRightPanel
03d	ValidationFormula - Validation Rule
03e	CustomSetupDefinition
03f	CustomSetup
03g	QueueSobject
03i	ConsoleConfig
03j	CaseContactRole
03k	ConsoleConfigItem
03n	ApexClassIdentifier
03q	ApexClassIdentifierRelationship
03s	ContactShare
03u	UserPreference
040	ReportParam
043	OutboundField
044	ExternalizedReference
045	PartnerNetworkSetup
04Y	ActionFieldUpdate - Field Update
04Z	EntityLock
04a	ProcessDefinition
04b	ProcessNode
04c	ProcessTransition
04d	ProcessTransitionCondition
04e	ProcessActionItem
04f	ProcessWorkitemProperties
04g	ProcessInstance
04h	ProcessInstanceStep
04i	ProcessInstanceWorkitem
04j	ProcessAllowedSubmitter
04k	ActionOutboundMessage - Outbound Message Id
04l	OutboundMessage - Outbound Notification Id
04m	AdditionalNumber
04n	SoftphoneLayout
04o	SoftphoneLayoutSection
04p	SoftphoneLayoutItem
04q	SoftphoneLayoutInfoField
04r	SoftphoneLayoutCallType
04s	AsyncRequest - AsyncResult, DeployResult
04t	AllPackageVersion - Install Package
04u	ActionOverride
04v	CallCenter
04x	PackageExtension
04z	LayoutItemActionRef
050	PackageLicense
051	UserPackageLicense
052	SfdcOutboundMessage
053	WorkflowTimeTrigger
054	WorkflowTimeAction
055	WorkflowTimeQueue
056	ContentTagName
057	ContentDocumentSubscription
058	ContentWorkspace
059	ContentWorkspaceDoc
05A	ContentWorkspaceMembership
05B	CampaignCriteriaSharingRule
05C	ContentVersionComment
05G	IpWhitelist
05I	CampaignSharingRuleFilterItem
05J	ContentVersionRating
05K	ContentVersionRenditionContent
05L	DBCThumbnailFilter
05N	ContentVersionTagName
05P	ContentWorkspacePermission
05Q	ContentTagSubscription
05R	ContentWorkspaceSubscription
05S	ContentUserSubscription
05T	ContentContent
05U	EntityFeedLayout
05V	ContentNotification
05W	ContentNotificationParam
05X	DocumentAttachmentMap
05Z	ContentWorkspaceRecentEvent
05t	CustomEntityTranslation
060	Portal
061	PortalAccount
062	PortalStyleConfig
063	MobileConfig
064	QuerySet
065	QuerySetItem
066	ApexPage
067	PortalMember
068	ContentVersion
069	ContentDocument
06A	ContentDocumentLink
06B	ContentWorkspaceAllowedRecType
06G	CustomConsoleComponent
06N	ApplicationDependency
06O	ServiceDeskAttributes
06P	Application - Connected App
070	CustomReportType
071	CrtObject
072	CrtColumn - Related to reports in some way.
073	CrtLayoutSection
076	RateLimitingNotification
078	ApiUsage
079	MobileMarkedRecord
07A	MassMail
07D	FeedPostTemplate
07E	Sandbox
07F	FeedFavorite
07G	SummaryRecalcQueue
07J	ComponentObjectDependency
07K	ComponentFeatureDependency
07L	ApexLog
07M	ApexTestResult
07O	Canvas
07P	EntitySizeJob
07R	DataCategoryMapping
07T	AuthConfig
07U	AuthConfigProviders
07V	ActionSend
07Y	BatchOrgSizeJob
07Z	EntityDataSize
07e	FeedPostTemplateItem
07n	ApexExecutionOverlayResult
080	PacCrudPermission
081	StaticResource
082	UninstallExport - Data from Uninstalled Packages? A zip containing CSVs.
083	Vote
084	VoteConfig
085	VoteStats
086	MobileDevice
087	Idea
08E	AddressCountry
08F	AddressState
08a	CronJobDetail
08d	CampaignOwnerSharingRule
08e	CronTrigger
08g	CronFiredTrigger
08s	CampaignShare
090	MobileExcludedField
091	EmailServicesFunction
092	Weekly Data Export
093	EmailServicesAddress
094	MobileView
095	MobileViewSortColumn
096	MobileViewDisplayColumn
097	MobileViewFilter
099	ApexComponent
09A	FeedPollChoice
09B	FeedPollVote
09D	QuickActionDefinition
09F	DatacloudPurchaseUsage
09H	ConnectedApplication2
09I	QuickActionListItem
09J	QuickActionList
09S	AsyncRequestFFX
09T	AsyncRequestFFXResult
09U	DomainCookieStore
09V	DashboardStickyFilter
09a	Community
0A0	ReportJob
0A1	ReportJobFieldMap
0A2	DevelopmentPackageVersion - Change Set
0A3	InstalledPackageVersion - Installed Package
0A4	ProcessTransitionApprover
0A5	AllManagedPackageMember
0A7	CustomShareRowCause
0A8	ReportJobRun
0A9	ReportJobRunError
0AB	ProfilePortalDelegate
0AD	PackageEvent
0AH	CompactLayout
0AI	FirehoseCheckpoint
0AL	ExternalSocialAccount
0AM	CompactLayoutItem
0AN	CompactLayoutMapping
0AT	EventLogFile
0AU	AuthSecurityLevel
0AW	CanvasFeedItem
0AX	ConsolePersonalization
0AZ	ActionApex
0Af	DeployRequest
0Ai	DeployMessage
0Aj	AsyncApiTransformationSpec
0Ak	AuthSession
0Al	DeployTestResult
0B0	MobileEntitySetting
0B1	MessageIdentifier
0B2	PortalLanguageConfig
0B3	PortalLanguageTabConfig
0B9	MobileTab
0BA	CustomDataType
0BB	CustomDataTypeComponent
0BC	CustomFieldDataColumn
0BE	FileFieldData
0BF	ComponentAppVersion
0BG	CampaignInfluenceAdjustment
0BH	AllManagedClassRelationship
0BI	ContentVersionMap
0BJ	ActionAssignTeam
0BL	PackageIdMapping
0BM	Connection - Salesforce to Salesforce
0BR	LogSearchResult
0BV	OpportunityCriteriaSharingRule
0BW	MobilePushDevice
0BX	HistoricalEntityConfig
0BY	MqSlaRequest
0BZ	EmailBrand
0Ba	LoginBrandAsset
0Bb	LoginBrand
0Bc	MqSlaJob
0Bd	HistoricalFieldConfig
0Be	HistoricalTransactionPrefix
0Bf	HistoricalStaging
0Bi	HistoricalSelectorValue
0Bk	HistoricalSelector
0Bl	BlacklistedConsumer
0C0	Holiday
0C2	MobileSession
0C8	LongJob
0CC	SiteChangelistComponent
0CF	ChatterNowUserFavorites
0CI	EntityImplements
0CJ	FieldImplements
0CL	SiteChangelist
0CS	ChatterNowUserSettings
0Ci	AppManifest
0D1	DataCategoryGroup
0D2	OrgWideEmailAddress
0D3	OrgEmailAddressSecurity
0D4	LeadCriteriaSharingRule
0D5	FeedItem or NewsFeed or UserProfileFeed Use caution as there are at least three object types exposed via the partner API with the same keyPrefix!
0D6	FeedTrackedChange
0D7	FeedComment
0D8	AllManagedMemberOption
0D9	LeadSharingRuleFilterItem
0DA	EntityCategoryGroup
0DC	ProcessTransitionAction
0DD	SynonymGroup
0DE	Synonym
0DF	VersionSet
0DG	NamedFilter
0DH	FieldAttributes
0DM	Site
0DN	SitePageOverride
0DR	AndroidPushApplicationSetup
0DS	AppMenuItem
0DT	IdeaReputationLevel
0DU	LimitUsageHistory
0DV	PushUpgradeRequest
0DX	PushUpgradeJob
0DY	PushUpgradeJobError
0Db	ForecastingType
0Df	InstanceSizeJob
0E0	EmailSyncConfig
0E1	EmailSyncEntitySetting
0E2	EmailSyncFieldMapping
0E3	EmailSyncValueMapping
0E4	EmailConfigEntitySetting
0E5	EmailUserEntitySetting
0E6	EmailSyncAdvancedSetting
0E8	EntitySubscription
0EA	PackageVersionPatchOrg
0EB	Renderer
0EG	ReportChart
0EH	SummaryLayout
0EI	SummaryLayoutItem
0EJ	SummaryLayoutSliceInfo
0EM	ContentReference - Appears next to refid query string parameter when pulling images. See rtaimage servlet parameters…what does the refid refer to?
0EO	PicklistItemProperty
0EP	Inbound Change Set?
0EQ	CategoryJobTask
0ER	RichTextAreaFieldData
0EV	AllInstalledPackageVersion
0Eb	ModuleDependency
0Ee	HistoricalDataFilter
0Ef	HistoricalDataFilterItem
0Eg	GlobalDbKey
0F0	EmailTempAttachmentMap
0F3	ReportBlock
0F5	PhotoItem
0F7	FeedPost
0F8	SoftphoneScreenPopOption
0F9	CollaborationGroup
0FA	CsnDomain
0FB	CollaborationGroupMember
0FG	MobilePushServiceDevice
0FH	LinkReference
0FM	FeedMapping
0FO	OrgSizeJob
0FP	ReportRunTracker
0FQ	TrialMaster
0FR	PackageOperationError
0FT	TopicAssignment
0Fa	ContextFieldAttributes
0G1	FeedFieldHistory
0G8	ReportBucketField
0G9	AccountSharingRuleFilterItem
0GC	EmailDisclaimer
0GD	ReportBucketFieldValue
0GE	ReportBucketFieldSourceValue
0GH	SchemaBuilderLayout
0GI	SchemaBuilderLayoutItem
0GJ	ApplePushApplicationSetup
0H0	SiteRedirectMapping
0H1	CollaborationInvitation
0H4	ConnectedApplication
0H7	PackageSupportAccess
0HF	PublishEvent
0HG	EntitySharingModel
0HI	ReportBlockAggregate
0HN	TwoFactorInfo
0HO	MobilePushSetupRegistry
0HR	MetricsTransmissionHistory
0Hi	AppIpRange
0Hj	AppManifestVersion
0Hk	ConnectivityDevConfig
0Hl	ConnectivityAttributes
0I0	FeedLike
0I2	SiteAsset
0I3	SiteComponent
0I4	Domain
0I5	CollaborationGroupMemberRequest
0I6	OpportunitySharingRuleFilterItem
0I7	CaseSharingRuleFilterItem
0I8	ContactSharingRuleFilterItem
0I9	ReportObjectFilterItem
0IA	KnowledgeLanguageConfig
0IB	DashboardFilter
0IC	DashboardFilterItem
0ID	DashboardFilterRepCol
0IF	PushTopic
0II	FeedCrossReference
0IO	BrandingValue
0IS	ApexComponentAttribute
0IV	LogSearch
0IX	FieldSet
0IY	FieldSetItem
0Ih	ServiceDeskComponent
0Ii	PushProfileMapping
0Ij	PushIntent
0Ik	Module
0In	PhoenixDataSync
0Io	RawEmail
0J0	SetupEntityAccess
0J2	Personalization
0J4	SPSamlAttributes
0J5	PredictiveModel
0J8	ServiceDeskHotkey
0JS	JigsawSavedSearch
0Jf	DomainSite
0K0	ActionKnowledgeSubmit
0K2	ActionChatterPost
0K3	ActionChatterPostRecipient
0LD	RecalcCampaignStats
0LG	ReportInstance
0LN	StorageSizeJob
0M1	SocialUserAuth
0ME	SessionLevelPolicy
0MF	SynonymDictionary
0MJ	SystemStreamingChannel
0O0	XinstanceInfo
0P0	FlowVariableAssignment
0P1	Certificate
0P2	CertificateIp
0PF	ParallelJobItemData
0PL	PermissionSetLicense
0PQ	ProcessTimeQueue
0PS	PermissionSet - Permission set metadata
0Pa	PermissionSetAssignment
0Q0	Quote
0Qc	ActionQuickCreate
0RA	ActivityRelation
0RE	EventRelation
0RT	TaskRelation
0SO	AuthProvider
0TI	TopicIndex
0TO	Topic
0TY	TopicOntology
0Tt	TopicTerm
0XC	ExternalDataSource
0XU	ExternalDataUserAuth
0Ya	LoginHistory
0Ym	SetupAuditTrail
0Ys	ParallelJobStatus
0Yu	IdpEventLog
0Yw	UserLogin
0ca	ChatterActivity
0cs	OauthConsumerScope
0e1	ProfileClientSettings
0eb	EntityBlacklist
0hc	HashtagCount
0hd	HashtagDefinition
0ht	Hashtag
0in	Influence
0ns	ProcessNodeSecurity
0rp	RemoteProxy
0sp	ServiceProvider
0tR	TopicRecordSetting
0tS	TopicSuggestionSetting
0te	TopicUserEvent
0tg	TopicGroupActivity
0tr	TrendingTopic
0ts	ProcessTransitionSecurity
0tu	TopicUserActivity
100	UserLicense
101	ExternalString - Custom Label
102	FeatureLicense
10y	TaskRecurrenceException
10z	EventRecurrenceException
110	ObjectPermissions
111	EventComments
112	ProposedEventTime
113	ProposedEventResponse
11a	DBCThumbnail
1ci	Integration
1cl	ChangeList
1dc	MetadataContainer - from the Tooling AP
1de	IDEWorkspace
1do	ApexExecutionOverlayAction
1dp	IDEPerspective
1dr	ContainerAsyncRequest - from the Tooling API
204	SfdcPartner
2LA	PermissionSetLicenseAssign
300	InteractionDefinition
301	InteractionDefinitionVersion
308	InteractionCondition
309	InteractionOperand
30A	InteractionAllocator
30C	InteractionChoice
30D	InteractionDecision
30F	InteractionForm
30L	InteractionConnector
30Q	InteractionQuestion
30R	InteractionReference
30S	InteractionStatement
30V	InteractionVariable
30a	InteractionAllocation
30c	InteractionConstant
30d	InteractionDataColumn
30f	InteractionFormula
30g	InteractionLayoutGroup
30m	InteractionApexCall
30r	InteractionResource
30t	InteractionTodo
30v	InteractionValueList
310	InteractionLayoutDetail
31A	Subinteraction
31C	SubinteractionVariableAssignment
31S	InteractionSwitch
31V	InteractionFieldValue
31c	InteractionChoiceLookup
31d	InteractionDataSource
31i	InteractionDataInput
31o	InteractionDataOutput
31v	InteractionValueListEntry
3M1	OrgObjectsMetrics
3M3	ChatterMetrics
3M4	ChatterOrgWideMetrics
3M5	NetworkCustomerLoginMetrics
3M6	NetworkPartnerLoginMetrics
3MA	PermissionSetMetricsByOrg
3MC	OpportunityMetrics
3MD	ContentMetrics
3MF	SharingRowCauseMetrics
3MG	SharingMetrics
3MH	IdeaMetrics
3MI	UserDimMetrics
3MJ	PermissionSetLicenseMetrics
400	ApexClassMember
401	ApexTriggerMember
402	ApexPageMember
403	ApexComponentMember
4A0	MetadataCheckout
4F0	ApexClassVersion
4F1	ApexTriggerVersion
4F2	ApexPageVersion
4F3	ApexComponentVersion
500	Case
501	Solution
5Sp	SegmentSpace
608	ForecastShare
6AA	AssociationQueueItem
6AB	EventAssociationItem
6AC	MailAssociationItem
6AD	TaskAssociationItem
701	Campaign
707	AsyncApexJob
708	BatchApexRelationship
709	ApexTestQueueItem
710	LoginIp
711	ApiLoginKey
712	LoginIpEmail
713	ClientBrowser
714	ApexCodeCoverage
715	ApexCodeCoverageAggregate
716	ApexOrgWideCoverage
729	Photo
737	FieldHistory
750	AsyncApiJob - Bulk Query Job
751	AsyncApiBatch - Bulk Query Batch
752	AsyncApiQueryResult - Bulk Query Result
753	TempStore
754	AsyncApiJobOptions
766	UiStyleDefinition
777	UiStyle
7tf	TraceFlag
800	Contract
806	Approval
80D	OrganizationValue
888	OauthConsumer - Remote Access

System.Exception: SObject row does not allow errors

Scenario:

 Error: System.Exception: SObject row does not allow errors

  

   This Exception is thrown when your adding an error message to particular record in a list which is looping through For Loop and that list gets records from the Trigger.oldMap context variable in Trigger.You can you use the addError method for only those records that are available in Trigger Context. 

Trigger Example:

 trigger BeforeDeleteConatct on Contact (Before Delete)

{

 Set<Id> conSet=Trigger.OldMap.keyset();

 List<Contact> listCon=[select id,phone from contact where id in:conset];

 for(Contact c:listCon)

 {

  if(c.Phone!=null)

  {

    System.debug('.......c......'+c);

    c.addError('you cant delete this contact because  it conatins Phone Number');

   }

  }

}

When you click on delete button of a particular contact it throws below error

Validation Errors While Saving Record(s)

There were custom validation error(s) encountered while saving the affected record(s). The first validation error encountered was "Apex trigger BeforeDeleteConatct caused an unexpected exception, contact your administrator: BeforeDeleteConatct: execution of BeforeDelete caused by: System.FinalException: SObject row does not allow errors: Trigger.BeforeDeleteConatct: line 11, column 1".

Work Around to Resolve This Error:

 trigger BeforeDeleteConatct on Contact (Before Delete)

{

 Set<Id> conSet=Trigger.OldMap.keyset();

 List<Contact> listCon=[select id,phone from contact where id in:conset];

 for(Contact c:listCon)

 {

  if(c.Phone!=null)

  {

    System.debug('.......c......'+c);

    Add below line of code to resolve Error

    Contact actualRecord = Trigger.oldMap.get(c.Id);

    actualRecord.addError('you cant delete this contact bcz it conatins Phone Number');

   }

  }

}

Validation Errors While Saving Record(s)

There were custom validation error(s) encountered while saving the affected record(s). The first validation error encountered was "you can't delete this contact because it conatins Phone Number".

Test Class for Before Trigger in Salesforce

Test Class:

    In the previous post I have posted one Before Trigger .For that Trigger the test class is given Below.

Test Class Code:

  @IsTest

private class Account_Trigger_Test 
{
	private static testMethod void testDelete()
	{
           Account acc=new Account(Name='Test Account;);
           insert acc;
 
           // should succeed
           delete acc;
        }

	private static testMethod void testDeleteFail()
	{
           Account acc=new Account(Name='Test Account',
                                   Client_ID__c='Should fail');
           insert acc;
 
           try
           {
              delete acc;
              // should throw an exception - the following assertion will cause an error if the code carries on
              System.assert(false);
           }
           catch (DMLException e)
           {
               // expected - could assert the message here
           }
        }
}

Before Delete Trigger in Salesforce

Scenario:

    

Write a Trigger on Account Object, All it does is to prevents the Delete of an Account if a particular field(i.e.,Client_ID__c) is not Null.

Trigger Code:

trigger AccountTrigger on Account (before delete) 
{ 
   if(System.Trigger.IsDelete)
   { 
     for (Account acc : trigger.old)
  {
    if (String.isNotBlank(acc.Client_ID__c))
     { 
  acc.addError('You cannot delete This Account Please contact your Salesforce.com Administrator for assistance.');
     }
         } 
   }
 }

Notes:

Trigger.old

Returns a list of the old versions of the sObject records.Note that this sObject list is only available in update and delete triggers.

Trigger.isDelete

Returns true if this trigger was fired due to a delete operation, from the Salesforce user interface, Apex, or the API.

For more information/samples on trigger please check out here

Please comment or write us if you have any queries/requirements.

Please follow,bookmark,subscribe this site to receive daily updates.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ILoveCodingYou/?ref=bookmarks

Hope this helps you..Enjoy..!

Five things to do while writing an apex code to prevent pulling your hair out later.

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

A new intern joined the team excited to learn about Salesforce. She had a little Java background and thought that Salesforce was very easy compared to Java. In her eagerness, she wrote a 20 lines of code to prove her skills and grasp on Salesforce. The problem was, the code could be written in just 3 lines.

When you are coding on Salesforce, you have to keep in mind the following things:

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                          i) If you can save some lines of code, save it, you can use those lines later. 
If you can write a code in 5 lines, don't waste a 6th one. That one line you saved could be the difference between spending a weekend in office optimizing the code or going to a party at the weekend.

ii) Write like the code will run forever.
Yes, your Sales team has taken in writing that there will only be three records in the system. Yes, you have written a good code for that. But when you are dealing with Salesforce, remember that data is going to increase over a period of time. Today you may be processing a 100 records but there will be a time when you might have to process 1000 or 100000. That period might be beyond your warranty support but it is going to come. You cannot write a prophecy about the day your code broke. Bulkify your code to handle as much data as you can. Put a check if the data is beyond your limit and print a decent, good error message for the future developer to understand what is wrong.

iii) Dread the governor limits
You may hate them, you may love them but you cannot ignore them. Salesforce governor limits are the harsh reality of this world, just like it will rain when you forget your raincoat at home. The governor limit are going to show their face just when you are about to close your day. Write a code to avoid the limits. Have you heard of a developer who wrote such an efficient code that no Governor limit was broken? Neither have I. But you can try to be as close as possible to the legend.

iv) SOQL/DML should not be allowed to enter a FOR loop
This rule is Salesforce 101. No DML or SOQL statement should be inside for loop, even if you are running the loop for only two records.

for(Contact c: ContactList){
//THIS IS A NO NO NO
account a = [Select id,name from Account where id=:c.accountid];
c.name=c.name+a.name;
//THIS IS A EVEN BIGGER NO
update c;  
}

The code written above is a recipe for disaster. Instead the same code can be optimized as:

for(Contact c: ContactList){
accountSet.add(c.accountid);
}
//Whuuu huuu not inside any loop
Map<id,Account> accountMap = new Map<id,Account>([Select id,name from Account where id=: accountSet]);
for(Contact c: ContactList){
//Like they say in treasure hunt movies, a map comes in handy.
c.name=c.name+ accountMap.get(c.accountid).name;
}
update ContactList;

v) Use Collections Set, Map wherever possible

If in your code you have to loop inside a loop, make sure to use a map instead of a list for the inner loop. When we use a map, it is easier to fetch data and will save you a lot of time. Using map also helps speed up the code.

for(Contact c: ContactList){
for(account a: accountList){
if(c.accountid==a.id){
//do something awesome
}
}
}

This code is good enough but can be optimized even more like this

for(Contact c: ContactList){
if(c.accountid==accountMap.get(c.accountid)){
//do something awesome
}
}

These are five simple things can will make your life easier. Being a Salesforce developer is a great honor, use it wisely. Use it fairly.