Welcome to the Custom Metadata party with Vladimir Gerasimov

Have you joined the Custom Metadata Type party yet? Join us with Salesforce Product Manager Vladimir Gerasimov as we discuss what Custom Metadata Types are and how Salesforce Admins can use them.

We also share a horrible joke from Daniel Sieff, make an exciting announcement about Midwest Dreamin 2018, and wonder why our intern this episode hasn't brought us our drinks (Kristin Cecil).

Show Overview
00:00 Mark accidentally destroys the world
01:58 Intro Music
02:20 Horrible joke from Daniel Sieff https://twitter.com/sirsieff/status/966838899879436293
03:20 Affiliate Spot - Libsyn podcast hosting. Free Month with promoCode: podmagic
05:00 Introducing Vladimir Gerasimov https://twitter.com/vladimge Product Manager Custom Metdatypes
06:30 What is a custom Metadata types. Brian & Mark are late to the party
09:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins
12:20 Custom Settings vs Custom Metadata types
15:30 Some short comings of Custom Metadata Types
19:06 Formula Fields & Default Values (Safe Harbor) maybe Winter '19
19:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins - Use Cases
22:00 Multi-currency in Custom Metadata Types
25:00 Custom Metadata Types in Flow. Shout out to Jenn W Lee https://twitter.com/jenwlee Jenn W Lee Blog
27:00 Admin Friendly Development with Custom Metadata Types 29:50 Cheating in Apex Unit Tests
31:40 Should an Admin of a Mature Org, spend the resources to update to Custom Metadata Types
34:20 Other Resources: TrailheadX, future blog posts
36:20 Global Picklists
38:00 Unrestricted Picklist Values
39:30 Find me a Dreamforce and we'll make someone cry
41:00 Vladimir's elevator pitch to Parker Harris
44:32 thanks to Vladimir for being an engaged product manager at Salesforce
46:00 Hypothetically, how would one bribe Vladimir? Show him the impacts, data as a bribe... plus cavair
49:19 Exciting Announcement: MidWest Dreamin' 2018: Know the Flow Code.
50:10 Closing Credits with Kristin Cecil https://twitter.com/kececil
51:33 Closing Music
52:13 Post credit commentary


Reach out to Vladimir Gerasimov

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vladimge Custom Metadata Types Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000001t77 Global Picklists Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000009PDt Custom Time Field Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000009PDt

Links in This Show

Jennifer W Lee Blog MidWest Dreamin 2018 NY World Tour April 26 TrailheadX Custom Metadata Types with Validation Rules with Vladimir Gerasimov and Cheryl Feldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8ScWAZjVemI&ab_channel=SalesforceDevelopers

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Have you joined the Custom Metadata Type party yet? Join us with Salesforce Product Manager Vladimir Gerasimov as we discuss what Custom Metadata Types are and how Salesforce Admins can use them.

We also share a horrible joke from Daniel Sieff, make an exciting announcement about Midwest Dreamin 2018, and wonder why our intern this episode hasn't brought us our drinks (Kristin Cecil).

Show Overview 00:00 Mark accidentally destroys the world 01:58 Intro Music 02:20 Horrible joke from Daniel Sieff https://twitter.com/sirsieff/status/966838899879436293 03:20 Affiliate Spot - Libsyn podcast hosting. Free Month with promoCode: podmagic 05:00 Introducing Vladimir Gerasimov https://twitter.com/vladimge Product Manager Custom Metdatypes 06:30 What is a custom Metadata types. Brian & Mark are late to the party 09:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins 12:20 Custom Settings vs Custom Metadata types 15:30 Some short comings of Custom Metadata Types 19:06 Formula Fields & Default Values (Safe Harbor) maybe Winter '19 19:50 Custom Metadata Types for Admins - Use Cases 22:00 Multi-currency in Custom Metadata Types 25:00 Custom Metadata Types in Flow. Shout out to Jenn W Lee https://twitter.com/jenwlee Jenn W Lee Blog 27:00 Admin Friendly Development with Custom Metadata Types 29:50 Cheating in Apex Unit Tests 31:40 Should an Admin of a Mature Org, spend the resources to update to Custom Metadata Types 34:20 Other Resources: TrailheadX, future blog posts 36:20 Global Picklists 38:00 Unrestricted Picklist Values 39:30 Find me a Dreamforce and we'll make someone cry 41:00 Vladimir's elevator pitch to Parker Harris 44:32 thanks to Vladimir for being an engaged product manager at Salesforce 46:00 Hypothetically, how would one bribe Vladimir? Show him the impacts, data as a bribe... plus cavair 49:19 Exciting Announcement: MidWest Dreamin' 2018: Know the Flow Code. 50:10 Closing Credits with Kristin Cecil https://twitter.com/kececil 51:33 Closing Music 52:13 Post credit commentary Reach out to Vladimir Gerasimov

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vladimge Custom Metadata Types Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000001t77 Global Picklists Trailblazer group: https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000009PDt Custom Time Field Trailblazer group: