Summer '24 Release is Here

Happy Saturday :)

The Summer '24 Saleforce release is right around the corner with updates scheduled to run from May 10 - May 17.

As always, the Salesforce Summer '24 Release Notes are available and worth a read.

Here are 10 features that caught my eye:

Lightning App Builder

Use Blank Spaces to Align Fields on Dynamic Forms-Enabled Pages

Customize field alignment in Dynamic Forms field sections with the new Blank Space component. Finally get that perfect page layout alignment!

Set Conditional Visibility for Individual Tabs in Lightning App Builder

You can set the conditions to dynamically show or hide an individual tab in the Tabs component. I've guessed this would be coming for years, and here it is.

Create Rich Text Headings in Lightning App Builder

Customize rich text on your Lightning pages by giving it style values such as Heading 1 and Heading 2 using the new dropdown menu in the Rich Text component editor.

Add New Custom Fields to Dynamic Forms-Enabled Pages

Quickly and easily add a new custom field to your Dynamic Forms-enabled pages by using a new step in the custom-field creation wizard.

Fix Formula Syntax Errors with Einstein for Formulas

Einstein for Formulas now helps you fix syntax errors in a formula in addition to providing an explanation for a formula that’s used in Formula fields, default field values, and record validation rules.

It remains to be seen how effective this is, but its clear that AI is going to be leveraged more and more on the platform to make life simpler.

Salesforce Flows

Let Einstein Build a Draft Flow for You

Reach your automation goals with Einstein by describing what you want to automate and letting Einstein generative AI handle the heavy lifting. 

This requires paying extra for Salesforce Einstein, but once again, make note of how quickly AI will be taking on admin responsibilities.

Configure Conditions More Easily with Is Blank and Is Empty Operators in Flows

Use the Is Blank operator in a condition to check whether a text value contains no characters or only white space.

Check for Duplicates Before Creating Records in a Flow

To prevent duplicate records, check for records that match a set of criteria in the Create Records element. Also specify whether to skip or update matching records. 

Debug Scheduled Flows More Successfully

New options are available when debugging scheduled flows. You can skip the start condition requirements for the flow. You’re no longer restricted to using the first available record to debug. Instead, you select the specific record on which to run.

This is long overdue.

Organize Your Flows Based on Categories and Subcategories That You Define

Group your flows into categories and subcategories with two new fields on the flow record Details page.

And a bonus 11th feature for Financial Service Cloud:

Create Record Rollup Definitions More Easily

Using an easy-to-use and intuitive UI, you can create record rollup definitions with just a few clicks.

Could this be a native DLRS? I'm excited to see.

And that's a wrap.

Check out the release notes yourself and let me know about any other cool things you see!

Best,

Nick