Businesses using Salesforce manage an average of 64% more data compared to just three years ago, driven by rapid organizational growth and the increasing complexity of business operations. The need to efficiently manage and update large volumes of records in Salesforce is more critical than ever.
Gartner predicts that by 2025 (very soon), 80% of organizations will require tools that can handle mass updates across their CRM to maintain data integrity and keep pace with evolving business needs/strategies.
Salesforce’s native experience offers limited editing capabilities and encounters difficulties managing high volumes of data. However, tools like Valorx Fusion (available on the AppExchange) allow various methods of mass updating - granting Salesforce users the efficiency they need.
Here’s how Fusion works.
Fusion connects spreadsheets to Salesforce Salesforce, providing users a familiar Excel interface to manage and update Salesforce records in bulk. This combination of Salesforce’s robust data management and Excel’s powerful editing capabilities makes Fusion an excellent tool for those who regularly manage high volumes of records.
How to Mass Update Salesforce Records with Fusion
Mass update records in Salesforce using Fusion is a straightforward process that significantly enhances efficiency and accuracy.
- Connect Excel to Salesforce: With Fusion, you can connect your Excel directly to Salesforce, enabling you to work with live data from your spreadsheet. This ensures that any updates made are immediately reflected in your Salesforce system. Fusion users will connect their spreadsheets using their Salesforce credentials.
- Select the Records to Update: Use Excel’s powerful filtering and sorting capabilities to select the specific records that need updating. This could be based on any criteria, such as opportunities in a particular stage or accounts in a specific region. You can also use Mass Modifier which lets you set detailed parameters for the types of records you want to update and what you want to update them to.
- Perform the Update: Once the records are selected, you can use Excel’s familiar tools—drag-down, copy-paste—to make the necessary changes. You can also apply Mass Modifier once you've set your parameters. Fusion ensures that all updates adhere to Salesforce’s data validation rules and user permission settings. This means users can only interact with data they already have permission to view/manage as per their Salesforce settings.
- Sync Changes to Salesforce: After making your updates, a simple sync pushes the changes back into Salesforce, ensuring that your CRM data is always up-to-date.
This method not only saves time but also reduces the risk of errors that can occur when performing updates directly within Salesforce’s native interface.
Benefits of Using Fusion to Mass Update Records in Salesforce
When it comes to mass updates in Salesforce, the tools and methods you use can make a significant difference in terms of efficiency and accuracy.
Salesforce’s native features like inline editing and list views offer basic mass update capabilities, and are cumbersome, particularly for large data sets. Apex and Flow provide more advanced capabilities but require coding skills and can be complex to set up/navigate.
By contrast, Fusion leverages the simplicity and familiarity of Excel, allowing users to perform complex updates with ease and without the need for advanced technical skills.
Key Benefits of Using Fusion:
- Efficiency: Update thousands of records in minutes using Excel’s bulk editing features.
- Accuracy: Excel’s robust data validation tools, combined with Salesforce’s real-time data syncing, minimize the risk of errors.
- Flexibility: Handle complex updates involving multiple objects and custom fields without leaving the Excel interface.
The Value of Mass Record Updates in Salesforce
Mass updates are vital to consistent and efficient data management in Salesforce, particularly as organizations scale operations. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records ensures that business operations run smoothly and that decision-makers have access to reliable data.
Here are some common scenarios that require mass updates:
- High-Volume Quoting: For complex quotes involving thousands of line items, Fusion excels where Salesforce’s native CPQ interface can struggle. It enables bulk editing and management of large datasets directly in Excel, avoiding the performance slowdowns or timeouts often encountered within Salesforce.
- Multi-Object Editing and Reporting: When dealing with complex data models that involve multiple custom objects, such as pricebooks and discount structures, Fusion simplifies the process by allowing users to update and report on these objects simultaneously within a single interface. This reduces the need to switch between different screens or applications, streamlining workflow and improving efficiency.
- Professional Services Quoting: Teams that manage highly specific data, such as availability schedules or travel expenses, benefit from Fusion’s ability to leverage Excel’s advanced features like pivot tables and conditional formatting. This allows for accurate, efficient data management while keeping Salesforce data live and up-to-date.
Data Editing Limitations in Salesforce
Mass record updates in Salesforce can be challenging and often limited due to the complexity and inefficiencies of the available methods.
Native Salesforce capabilities include inline editing and list views in Lightning, which are time-consuming, repetitive, and error-prone when working with large volumes of data. More advanced methods, such as using Apex or Salesforce Flow, require a deep understanding of development and can be complex and time-consuming to set up. Tools like Data Loader and Bulk Update APIs are powerful but require technical expertise, making them inaccessible for many users. These limitations make it difficult to efficiently perform hundreds (or thousands) of updates at once in Salesforce, leading to the need for alternatives like Valorx Fusion.
Mass record update capabilities in Salesforce have grown increasingly more important as the volume of data the typical Salesforce user deals with has grown significantly. Whether you’re handling opportunities, accounts, or any other type of record, Valorx Fusion provides a powerful, flexible, and user-friendly solution to perform mass updates accurately and swiftly. By seamlessly integrating the familiarity of Excel with Salesforce’s robust data management, Valorx Fusion boosts productivity and ensures data integrity.
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