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Author Archives: Steve Bobrowski
We Built It and They Came
Friday, September 9th, 2011
We built it and they came! Database.com was announced at Dreamforce 2011. Here are a few photos to relive the experience.
Database.com Short Take 008: Data Integrity and Validation Rules
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Data integrity enforcement by the database helps ensure that apps are working with valid data. In this episode, you’ll explore many features that Database.com has to help enforce data integrity, including basic data types, unique and required fields, and validation rules.
Database.com Short Take 007: Create a Roll-Up Summary Field
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
This episode shows you how to add a roll-up summary field to a master object that aggregates information in a master record from related detail records. All with a few clicks of your mouse and without any code!
Database.com Short Take 006: Relate a Master and Detail Object
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Want to build new relationships? This episode can help you learn how … with Database.com master-detail object relationships. You’ll also see how to use Workbench to work with related records.
Database.com Short Take 005: Workbench Tour
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
To browse and manipulate Database.com data, view your org’s metadata, or execute some code, you can use a handy tool called Workbench. This episode is a quick preview of the power of Workbench.
Database.com Short Take 004: Datatypes and Custom Fields
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
When you design objects for your app, you’ll need to create custom fields with the correct data types to store your data. This episode gets you started.
Database.com Short Take 003: Your First Object and Standard Fields
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
With Database.com, it’s easy to create an object (aka table) for storing application data. This episode shows you how to get started. Along the way, you’ll learn about standard fields and API names.
Database.com Short Take 002: Orgs and Sandboxes
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
When your app uses Database.com, all of the complicated, time-consuming, and costly problems related to database provisioning, configuration, and management don’t exist thanks to orgs and sandboxes. In this episode, you’ll learn about these basic terms and concepts and how to create a sandbox.
Database.com Short Take 001: Quick Tour of the Console
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
This episode is a brief tour of the Database.com Console, the tool you’ll use to do all sorts of things with your database, including common administration tasks, app schema design, and security policy implementations.
