S-Controls in Salesforce

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Use s-controls to add your own functionality to your Salesforce organization. Whether you are integrating a hosted application of your own or are extending your current Salesforce user interface, use s-controls to store your code or refer to code elsewhere. Custom s-controls can contain any type of content that you can display in a browser, for example a Java applet, an Active-X control, an Excel file, or a custom HTML Web form.

Here're the steps to create a new S- Control

The custom s-control library is a place where you can store and upload content for use in many areas within Salesforce such as, custom links, Web tabs, custom buttons, and dashboards.

  • From Setup, enter S-Controls in the Quick Find box, then select S-Controls.
  • To create a new custom s-control, click New Custom S-Control.
  • To change an existing custom s-control, click Edit.
  • Enter s-control attributes.
  • To validate all Salesforce merge fields and functions, click Check Syntax.
  • Click Save when you finish or click Quick Save to save and continue editing.

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Purpose:

S-Controls were used to extend the functionality of Salesforce Classic UI by embedding custom user interface components.

Developers could use S-Controls to create custom buttons, links, or entire sections of the user interface tailored to specific business requirements.

Technology Stack:

S-Controls were built using HTML, JavaScript, and Salesforce's proprietary JavaScript API (Sforce API).

Developers could use JavaScript to interact with Salesforce data and perform actions such as querying records, updating fields, or invoking web services.

Embedding in Salesforce:

S-Controls could be embedded in various places within Salesforce, such as detail pages, home pages, sidebar components, and custom buttons or links.

Administrators and developers could use the Salesforce Setup interface to add, edit, or remove S-Controls from Salesforce pages.


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