ISV Advanced Guide to Building a Salesforce1 Mobile App (October 14, 2014)
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This document provides an overview and demonstration of using Canvas, Publisher JS, and deep linking capabilities when building Salesforce1 mobile apps. Canvas allows embedding external applications within Salesforce1, Publisher JS enables custom actions, and deep linking provides a way to link to native device features, though it is best avoided when possible. The document demonstrates how to leverage these tools to mobilize existing applications and customize the user experience.
ISV Advanced Guide to Building a Salesforce1 Mobile App (October 14, 2014)
- 1. Advanced Guide to Building a Salesforce1 Mobile App Cliff Armstrong William Yeh ISV Technical Evangelist ISV Technical Evangelist
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- 3. Mobile is the Center of the Internet of Customers 75B connected products 5B smartphones by 2017 1T connected Cloud sensors 4.5B aggregated users Mobile Connected Social Cloud Dashboard to our lives Collaborate with employees, partners, and customers Connect to your data and apps Connect to your products and devices
- 4. Advanced Development for the Salesforce1 App This session is focused on developing for the Salesforce1 mobile app Native and Hybrid mobile apps are still fully supported – A new version of mobile SDK was just published in August 2014 https://developer.salesforce.com/mobile
- 5. Goals for this session Publisher JS Deep Linking Leverage the standard Cancel and Submit action buttons Use Canvas to “mobilize” an existing application Learn how and when to use Deeplinking Canvas Integration
- 6. Canvas Publisher JS Deep Linking
- 7. Canvas offers… • “Smart” iFrame • Language Independence • JavaScript SDK • Simplified Authentication
- 8. Where does Canvas fit in Salesforce1? • Expose a Canvas app as a Salesforce1 action • Display a Canvas app inside a feed item from within Salesforce1 • Display within a mobile card and navigate within Salesforce1
- 9. Canvas Demo
- 10. Canvas Publisher JS Deep Linking
- 11. Get in on the Action! Actions are getting more exposure showing up front and center… They’re now showing up in list views And on the new Action Bar
- 12. Cancel and Submit Custom Actions Best Practices • Focus on the mobile user • Display just a few fields • Provide pre-defined values whenever possible • Keep actions in Saleforce1 or have clear return path • Fast and Simple: Try to make a one-step action • Leverage the existing Cancel and Submit buttons
- 14. Canvas Publisher JS Deep Linking
- 15. What is Deep Linking? Linking Deep Linking exampleApp:// http://exampleappdomain.com/ exampleApp://record1
- 16. When should you deep link? • As a last resort • Best user experience is to stay within the Salesforce1 app • Exceptions make sense for functions that require native device support • Bar code scanner • Bluetooth connectivity (e.g. read data from a sensor) • OCR a photographed document • Credit card reader
- 18. Canvas Publisher JS Deep linking Fast path to mobilizing a off-platform app Include via mobile card, Chatter, or navigation menu Use new navigation methods in Winter ’15 Enable custom actions globally or record specific Fully customizable functionality and user experience Use standard Cancel and Submit buttons When you absolutely, positively have to access native device features Wrap-up
- 19. Check out the new Partner Community https://partners.salesforce.com/
- 20. Connect with Partners in the Partner Zone The Westin Hotel, Market Street 2nd Floor – Metropolitan Ballroom INNOVATE with the leading technology • Demos of new Salesforce technology CONNECT with members of the partner community • Partner Community Theater • Networking areas • Welcome reception and daily lunch service GROW your business with resources • 70+ partner-specific sessions • ‘Ask the Experts’ consultation stations
- 21. AppBash 2014 on Wednesday Night!
- 22. Q&A William Yeh @wwilliam89 Cliff Armstrong @cliff_sf http://p.force.com/salesforce1 https://developer.salesforce.com/mobile