Imagine you’re in the kitchen, ready to whip up something to eat. You’ve got eggs, a simple and versatile ingredient, much like the standard objects in Salesforce. Just like how you can enjoy eggs boiled, scrambled, or fried, standard objects can be used in various straightforward ways to manage your customer relationships and sales processes effectively.

The Simple Joy of Eggs

Eggs on their own are like Salesforce’s standard objects – Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities. They’re fundamental, versatile, and can serve your needs in their simplest form. Boiling an egg is straightforward, just like setting up a Contact record in Salesforce. It’s quick, easy, and gets the job done without much fuss.

Turning Up the Complexity

But sometimes, you want more than just a boiled egg. You might crave an omelet, an egg sandwich, or an egg salad. Here’s where things get interesting. To make an omelet, you need to add vegetables, cheese, maybe some ham. An egg sandwich might require bread, lettuce, and mayo. For egg salad, you’ll need to mix in mayo, mustard, and spices.

In Salesforce, this is like adding custom objects to your system. You start with the standard ‘egg’ but then add ‘ingredients’ to make it more complex and tailored to your taste. An omelet (custom object) might be perfect for capturing unique project details, an egg sandwich (another custom object) could be for managing events, and so on.

Watch Out for the Calories!

Here’s the catch – as you add more ingredients, keeping track of everything gets complicated. Think of calories as the maintenance effort. A boiled egg (standard object) is simple to ‘digest’. But an egg sandwich? You’ve got to consider the calories from the bread, mayo, and everything else.

With Salesforce, every custom object you add brings complexity. It’s like counting the calories in that egg sandwich. You need to think about how this custom object interacts with your standard objects, the additional data you need to manage, and how it affects your overall Salesforce ‘diet’.

Keeping It Balanced

The key is balance. Just as you wouldn’t eat an egg sandwich for every meal, you shouldn’t overdo it with custom objects in Salesforce. Use them when they truly enhance your setup, but always be mindful of the added complexity they bring.

So, next time you’re in Salesforce, think about whether you really need that ‘egg sandwich’, or if a simple ‘boiled egg’ will do. Keeping it simple can often be the most satisfying and efficient choice.