Create a Mass Delete List View Button in Lightning (without code!)

Posted on August 18, 2019December 23, 2020 by luke

In the Classic Salesforce user interface, creating a mass delete List View button was quite easy. The old tried and true method involved using Java-script within an execute Java-script / on-click Java-script button, to handle parsing the multiple record id’s (from the selected items in the List View) and performing the deletion. Unfortunately, Java-script buttons are no longer supported in Lightning Experience, and so do not appear as available List View buttons in the Search Layout configuration.

Many people have tried to work around this, usually by using either Apex code or custom Lightning Component. This got me to thinking, … Read more

Provide access to the Recycle Bin in Lightning Experience

Posted on August 18, 2019December 23, 2020 by luke

UPDATE: well blow me down and call me Charlie, the Recycle Bin has now finally been added to Lightning Experience! One of the great enhancements with this new feature is the ability to create custom list views within the Recycle Bin area. I guess I’ll keep this article up for posterity!

Anyone with even minimal Salesforce experience will know of, and likely have had to use the Recycle Bin at some point in time to restore records unintentionally deleted.

As more and more older Salesforce organisations are moved from Classic to Lightning Experience, many users have noticed the lack of … Read more