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Jeanette Stallons

Jeanette Stallons

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Get a Force.com account
  3. Create a custom object
  4. Set up an offline briefcase
  5. Generate a WSDL
  6. Grant permission to access data
Created:
2 November 2009
User Level:
Beginner
Products:
Flex

Building a desktop application with Flash Builder for Force.com – Part 1: Set up salesforce.com data

In this tutorial, you use the salesforce.com website to create custom data and set up the necessary data access for creating a Force.com Flex desktop application with Flash Builder for Force.com. Specifically, you will:

  • Get a Force.com Developer Edition account (if you do not already have a Force.com Developer, Enterprise, or Unlimited account).
  • Create a Merchandise database table (a salesforce.com custom object) with Name, Description, Total Inventory, and Image File fields.
  • Set up an offline briefcase configuration that specifies a subset of the salesforce.com data that will be available via web service calls.
  • Generate a WSDL that your application will need to access the salesforce.com data via web services.
  • Grant permission to access salesforce.com data.

Note: If you completed the quick start, Create your first Force.com Flex desktop application, you still need to complete this part of the tutorial series, which creates custom data, in order to complete the rest of the tutorial series

Requirements

To complete this tutorial, you need the following:

  • A web browser and Internet access

Prerequisite knowledge

A basic knowledge of databases and web services is helpful but not required.

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About the author

Jeanette Stallons is an independent Flex trainer and consultant who has taught for many companies including Adobe, Oracle, Boeing, Wachovia, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab. Prior to working for herself, Jeanette worked at Allaire, Macromedia, and then Adobe in the training department, architecting, writing, teaching, and building applications for Flash, Flex, and other products. Her latest project is the Adobe Flex Learning Paths Flex application for which she was and continues to remain the idea behind, the programmer, and the content expert.