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  How to use VS Code IDE for deploying in Salesforce? The Visual Studio Code IDE was introduced by Microsoft in 2015. One of the main advantages with Visual Studio Code IDE is its in-built debugger which makes the development code flow easily without requiring multiple clicks and maintains a single view with code and debugger. This also means that the bug-tracking and code run-throughs are a lot easier and faster. With the above advantages of VS Code, many developers and Devops teams are adopting this tool for development and deployment of code in Salesforce. I am going to walkthrough the process of setting up VS Code for Salesforce development and deployment as shown below: Step 1: Download and Install VS Code To download visual studio code , open the link  https://code.visualstudio.com/ and click on "Download" button to download a specific version to your system. For example Windows or Mac version based on your OS. Although there are insider builds and online builds, I wou

Which Automation Tool do I use in Salesforce? Depending on the Salesforce version (Lightening and Classic), salesforce provides multiple automation tools to automate organization's repetitive business processes such as Approvals, Workflows, Process Builder and Flow Builder. Let's first understand what are the features of these automation tools and the use cases for using these tools. PROCESS BUILDER FLOW BUILDER WORKFLOW APPROVALS Complexity Multiple if/then statements Complex A single if/then statement A single if/then statement Visual designer Starts when Record is changed Invoked by another process Platform event message is received User clicks button or link User accesses Lightning page, Experience Cloud site page, Visualforce page, or custom tab User accesses item in a utility bar Process starts Apex is called Record is changed User clicks button or link Process or flow starts that includes a Submit for Approval action Apex is called Supports time-based actions Supports us