{"id":1976,"date":"2015-06-08T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudsntricks.wordpress.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2015-06-08T11:38:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T11:38:00","slug":"list-views-misused-or-underusedsort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudraysolutions.com\/list-views-misused-or-underusedsort\/","title":{"rendered":"List views: Misused or Underused?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my greatest hardships\u00a0as a SFDC Admin is that my end users\u00a0were not immediately trained on how to create and use list views. When I took over the instance, I\u00a0made it my mission to teach my team their way around list views. Over time, I realized that list views are usually thought of as &#8220;quick views&#8221; and most of it&#8217;s functionality ignored.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not familiar with List Views, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/apex\/HTViewHelpDoc?id=customviews.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a> to learn more about it.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorite tips. What are yours?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Give the view an clear\u00a0name:<\/strong> So often we are temped to quickly type something in and move on. I am guilty of having list views called &#8220;blabla&#8221;, &#8220;test1&#8221; and &#8220;asdfg&#8221;. This will only cause you to never use them again since you don&#8217;t know what it contains thus leading you to\u00a0have duplicate lists.And who wants to scroll through an endless list of inept list views to find their top accounts?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delete unused\/temp lists:<\/strong> If you have to scroll though your list views to find the one you need, you probably have too many. Reconsider what data each one is offering and whether the list you created is still relevant or needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Filter Logic:<\/strong>\u00a0You know that you can filter by owner, (campaigns) and fields, but are you using filter logic?\u00a0They allow you to group your filters together and create more complex criteria.\n<figure id=\"attachment_16\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudraysolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen-shot-2015-04-07-at-1-19-38-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudraysolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/screen-shot-2015-04-07-at-1-19-38-pm.png?w=300\" alt=\"ScreenShot\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using filter logic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This screenshot demonstrated filtering contacts by OWNER, CAMPAIGN and FIELDS <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">with<\/span> LOGIC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sort list views:<\/strong> Most columns (excluding fields like multi-select picklists) can be sorted to quickly organize you data in ascending or descending order.\u00a0Just click on the heading to sort according to that column. Also, you can quickly navigate alphabetically through a list by clicking on the appropriate letter on the top right side of the list. <em>**Note: the list will display according to the column currently selected.**<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inline List Editing:<\/strong>\u00a0If you do not have inline list editing enabled for your organization, consider enabling it now. It allows you to directly click into some fields and edit them. You can also a few records at a time by\u00a0selecting them and clicking on the field you wish to edit. A popup will ask you for the changes and whether to apply to all selected records or the one clicked on.<em> **Note: You can not do inline editing when using filter logic. 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