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How to set up Multi-Factor Authentication for Salesforce

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  Salesforce MFA Requirement In order to implement stronger security measures, Salesforce has announced a requirement for all customers to enable Multi Factor Authentication or MFA by 1st Feb 2022. As per Salesforce, MFA is one of the easiest, most effective tools for enhancing login security, and safeguarding your business and data against security threats. MFA adds another layer of security to your login process by requiring users to enter two or more pieces of evidence — or factors — to prove they are who they say they are. One factor is what the user knows, such as their username and password combination. Additonal factors are verification methods that the user has in their possession, such as an authenticator app that generated a One Time PIN (OTP). In this blog and attached video, I will take you through details of the MFA requirement and the steps to enable MFA for your org using Time based One Time Passwords. Key Points Beginning February 1, 2022, all Salesforce customers a...

Salesforce Trailhead - Lightning Experience Reports & Dashboards Specialist - Build Sales Reports

This blog describes the experience of the Superbadge with some details of problems faced. As per rules, no solution steps can be discussed on this blog and its comments. Challenge 3 - Sales Reports A stumble at the start of the trail itself. The setup and cleanup is pretty simple to complete. Let me know if you get stuck on those steps. It is the sales report that caught me out - Accounts without SolarBot Opportunities.  First of all, check if your Accounts list contains this "Sample Account for Entitlements". That needs to be deleted. This help article from Salesforce will show you the steps -  How to Delete the "Sample Account for Entitlements" Account (salesforce.com) Even after following all the correct steps for this report, if it keeps getting stuck on the error -  Error message:  The 'Accounts Without SolarBot Opportunities' report doesn't include the correct collection of accounts. If you are confident you have the correct list of accounts appear...