Data Model Basics
05 · Junction objects in practice
Many-to-many done properly: two master-details, sharing inherited from both sides, and a real example built end to end.
Data Model Basics
Data Model Basics
04 · Schema Builder, the honest map
The one Setup tool that shows your data model as it is, not as the ERD on the wiki claims it is.
Data Model Basics
03 · Record types and when not to use them
Record types shine for genuinely different processes on one object — and multiply your maintenance everywhere else.
Data Model Basics
02 · Relationship types, decided with three questions
Lookup, master-detail or junction — answered by ownership, cascade delete, and roll-ups.
Data Model Basics
01 · Standard objects vs custom objects
Account, Contact, Opportunity, Case solve more than you think — the checklist to run before you create anything custom.
Data Model Basics
Data Model & Schema
Objects, relationships and record types — the schema decisions you cannot cheaply undo, made deliberately.