Salesforce Summer ’24 Release Notes highlights
It is that time of the release cycle again! Summer ’24 release notes are now available:
Salesforce Summer ’24 Release Notes
As usual there is too much to talk about, but here are my eight highlights so far:
1. Prepare for Restrictions on Salesforce Cookie Use
Google Chrome (and other browsers) will soon prevent third parties from accessing Salesforce issued cookies. Best test this out in your org now for any breaks:
Prepare for Restrictions on Salesforce Cookie Use
2. See Improved Contrast in Focus States
Salesforce screens have improved contrast as per WCAG guidelines for accessibility. Great to see continued commitment to important improvements here.
See Improved Contrast in Focus States (salesforce.com)
3. Ensure Security in Search with Search Manager
You can now choose to protect specific fields in custom objects, preventing them ending up in the search index results. This helps prevent users reverse looking up sensitive data points through search— i.e. show me all contacts with blood type AB.
Ensure Security in Search with Search Manager (salesforce.com)
4. Navigate to a URL-Addressable Lightning Web Component
This is long awaited! Many orgs had to maintain their Aura components and embed LWC just because you could navigate to Aura and not LWC.
Navigate to a URL-Addressable Lightning Web Component (salesforce.com)
5. Update Records Using External IDs in REST API
You no longer need to have a copy of the Salesforce ID handy. Make API updates to records with their External ID’s.
Update Records Using External IDs in REST API (salesforce.com)
6. Let Einstein Build a Draft Flow for You
I’m not sure how useful this will prove to be; however, it feels significant. The Flow wizard will now use AI to help build your new Flow:
Let Einstein Build a Draft Flow for You (salesforce.com)
7. Check for Duplicates Before Creating Records in a Flow
I’m more certain about this one — it seems genuinely useful to check for duplicates as a rule-based step:
Check for Duplicates Before Creating Records in a Flow (salesforce.com)
8. Access and Download Event Log File Data with the Event Log File Browser
Yes, another reason not to use Workbench anymore! Download log files easily.
