Our pick of the top new features from Winter '24
Salesforce releases deliver new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to the Salesforce platform. These releases occur multiple times a year and are designed to provide users with the latest capabilities and innovations to help them make the most of the Salesforce ecosystem.
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The primary purposes of Salesforce releases include:
- Innovation
- Platform stability
- User engagement and adoption
- Staying competitive
- Customization and personalization
- Ecosystem integration
- Development.
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Salesforce’s latest release is its Winter ‘24 one. According to Salesforce, the Winter ’24 release helps you work smarter with new product innovations built on AI, data, and CRM.
With so many improvements coming with this release, we will break down the top feature highlights that stand out for us at Hutte.
Improvements to Permission Sets
This release boasts an unprecedented surge in permission updates. Given the forthcoming phasing out of profile-based permissions, it's crucial to remain informed about the most recent alterations to permissions.
Custom report types
Generate a personalized report type with Permission Set Assignment as the principal entity. This report enables you to observe all users who have been allocated a distinct Permission Set or belong to a Permission Set Group.
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Enhanced visibility awaits you as you explore a Permission Set, presenting all active objects, user permissions, and field access in a unified layout.
Just pick a Permission Set and opt for "View Summary (Beta)" for a streamlined experience.
Regarding resolving issues with Permission Set Groups, the latest actionable error message is now on the “Detail” page. Additionally, you can manually initiate a recalculation.
Object names and user access policies
To differentiate objects and fields that share similar names, the Object API Name and Field API Name are presented alongside the object and field labels.
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When it comes to user access policies, it empowers you to define access for user groups straightforwardly, all within a single operation.
For instance, you can designate a user group for either granting or revoking access to:
- Permission Set licenses
- Permission Sets
- Permission Set Groups
- Package licenses
- Queues
- Groups.
Admins can also include up to three Permission Sets, Permission Set Groups, or managed package licenses in your user access policy filters.
Dynamic Forms
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Salesforce has expanded the functionality of Dynamic Forms to encompass a wide array of standard objects. This expansion primarily covers most of the standard objects enabled with Lightning Web Components (LWC).
To determine whether an object supports Dynamic Forms, edit the “Record” page in the Lightning App Builder. Finding the "Fields" tab within the component panel signifies that Dynamic Forms are at your disposal.
Complex validations in Flows
Traditionally, to execute complex validations, Developers use Apex triggers. However, with the new Custom Error action, Admins can build complex validations and surface meaningful errors like Apex triggers.
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The error messages thrown by the Custom Error action are displayed in a popup window on the “Record” page or as an inline error on a specific field, depending on how the action is configured.
You can also configure this action to throw multiple errors by using just one action within which you can specify numerous errors.
Article Answers AI
Article Answers seamlessly integrates machine learning and conventional search techniques to analyze the unstructured text inputs provided by your customers. It then presents pertinent information from your knowledge articles directly within the bot conversation.
By configuring Article Answers, you can swiftly create a bot for frequently asked questions (FAQs) or establish a connection between a bot and your knowledge base using a single bot dialogue.
Dynamically import Lightning Web Components
Utilizing dynamic component creation enables you to circumvent the loading of substantial modules that are unnecessary for all use cases.
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Furthermore, you can generate a component instance in situations where the underlying component constructor is only determined during runtime. Dynamic importing presents a convenient resolution for enhancing component customization.
Generate call summaries with Einstein GPT
Users of Einstein Conversation Insights now have the capability to generate summaries for voice and video calls.
Leverage the capabilities of Einstein GPT through the new “Summary” tab on call records, enabling the creation of customizable summaries that encompass follow-up actions and customer input.
These summaries can be shared to facilitate smoother team collaboration within the ongoing workflow.
Hyperforce Assistant
Migration to Hyperforce is made effortless with the aid of Hyperforce Assistant. This assistant is now readily accessible for both production and sandbox organizations.
Sign up for a prerelease environment
You can sign up for a prerelease environment. This will allow you to explore all of the features Salesforce has released.
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You can also check out the “Release Resources” page to help you prepare.
Ready, set, explore!
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