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Documentation

Explore the menus below for our current developer documentation.

General Development

• Developer Workbooks
• Developer Cheat Sheets
• Development Lifecycle Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Spring '13 Release Notes
• Summer '13 Release Notes
• Salesforce.com Limits Quick Reference
• Browser Support and Configuration
• Force.com Platform Glossary
• Earlier Reference Documentation

Database, Objects, Query, and Search

• Building Custom Objects, Tabs, and Related Lists
• Creating Lookup Filters on Relationship Fields
• Salesforce Object Reference [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Salesforce Field Reference [ HTML | PDF ]
• Salesforce SOQL and SOSL Reference [ HTML | PDF | SOQL | SOSL ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Building Salesforce Custom Links

Security

• Security Implementation Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Single Sign-On Implementation Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Client Certificate Expiration
• Tips and Hints for Page Layouts and Field-Level Security
• Tips and Hints for Sharing Data

App Logic

• Apex Code Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]

• Point-and-Click
  • Useful Approval Processes [ PDF ]
  • Useful Formula Fields [ HTML | PDF ]
  • Formulas Quick Reference Guide
  • Tips for Reducing Formula Size
  • Useful Validation Rules [ HTML | PDF ]
  • Useful Workflow Rules [ HTML | PDF ]
  • Workflow: Automating the Process
  • Getting Started with Approval Processes
  • Email Approval Response FAQ
  • Tips for Using HTML Email Templates
  • Visual Workflow Implementation Guide
  • Tips and Hints for Record Types

User Interface

• Visualforce Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Visualforce Performance: Best Practices
• Salesforce.com Style Guide for Documentation and User Interface Text

Web Sites

• Force.com Sites Implementation Guide

Mobile

• Mobile SDK
• Salesforce Mobile Implementation Guide [ HTML | PDF ]

Integration

• Integration Patterns and Practices [ PDF ]
• Which API Should I Use?
• Setting Up Your Developer Environment
• Force.com API Limits
• Force.com Canvas Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• SOAP API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF | ZIP ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• REST API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Bulk API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Streaming API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Metadata API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Chatter REST API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
• Tooling API Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Other Integration Technologies
  • AJAX Toolkit Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF | ZIP ] Spring '13 (Version 27.0) [ HTML | PDF ]
  • Force.com Office Toolkit Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF | MSI Install ]

App Distribution

• ISVforce Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• AppExchange Publishing Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Application Installation Guide HTML
• License Management Application (LMA) Guide [ HTML | PDF ]

Tools

• Force.com Migration Tool Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Data Loader Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Force.com Utility Belt, Google Chrome Browser Extension (Community-Provided)

Analytics

• Getting Started with Analytics
• Using the Drag-and-Drop Report Builder
• Maximizing Report Performance
• Report Formula Summary Functions
• Tips for Creating Dashboards
• Taking Advantage of Dynamic Dashboards
• Sample CRM Dashboards
• Using the Enhanced Reports Tab

Service Cloud

• Salesforce Knowledge Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Live Agent Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Open CTI Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ]
• Customizing Case Feed with Visualforce [ HTML | PDF ]
• Service Cloud Console Integration Toolkit Developer's Guide [ HTML | PDF ]