2. Data management tools
• Web-side tools
– Import Wizard
– Data Export
– Mass Delete
– Mass Transfer Records
• Web services API tools
– Data Loader
– Excel connector
– SF partner's packages
– Open source tools
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3. Web-side tools
• Import wizard
– Import up to 50,000 records at one time
– Deduplicating
– Load accounts, contacts, leads, solutions and custom objects
• Data export
– Export all objects’ data
– Export attachments
– Schedule export one per week
• Mass delete
– Delete accounts, contacts, activities, Cases,
Solutions, Products
– Delete up to 250 items at one time.
– When you delete a record, any associated records that display on
that record's related lists are also deleted
• Mass Transfer records
– Changing ownership
– Transfer up to 500 records at one time
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4. Data Loader
• Is a Salesforce.com product
• Can be run from the command line
• Working with any objects supported by the API
• Export data for backup
• Support importing from and exporting data to a comma-
separated value (CSV) file
• Can start importing the data from a specific record in the file
• Can import/export datetime fields in specific time zone
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