To make Salesforce run faster, you can optimize both your browser environment and your usage within Salesforce itself, ensuring a smoother and more efficient experience.
Optimizing Salesforce Performance
Improving Salesforce load times involves a combination of best practices for your browser and specific adjustments within the Salesforce platform. These simple steps can significantly enhance your daily productivity.
Browser Optimization Techniques
Your web browser plays a crucial role in how quickly Salesforce loads and responds. By managing your browser's resources, you can dedicate more processing power to Salesforce.
- Close Other Browser Tabs: Each open tab consumes your computer's Random Access Memory (RAM) and Central Processing Unit (CPU) resources. Closing unnecessary tabs frees up these vital resources, allowing your browser to allocate more power to Salesforce, resulting in faster load times and smoother operation.
- Regularly Clean Cache and Cookies: Over time, your browser accumulates cached files and cookies from various websites. While intended to speed up return visits, an excessive or corrupted cache can actually slow down performance or lead to display issues. Regularly clearing your browser's cache and cookies ensures Salesforce loads the most current data efficiently.
- Reduce Chrome Extensions: Browser extensions can be incredibly useful, but each one consumes resources in the background. A large number of active extensions can weigh down your browser, impacting overall performance, including Salesforce's responsiveness. Review your installed extensions and disable or remove those you don't frequently use.
Salesforce-Specific Adjustments
Beyond browser settings, certain actions within Salesforce can directly impact its speed, especially when working with data-intensive features like reports.
- Toggle Off "Preview Report Results": When running reports in Salesforce, the "preview report results" option attempts to load a subset of data as you define your criteria. While convenient for quick checks, it can significantly slow down the report building process, especially for large datasets. Turning this feature off allows the report to process and display results only once all criteria are finalized, leading to a much faster initial load.
- Avoid Using the "CONTAINS" Filter: In reports and list views, using the "CONTAINS" operator for filtering text fields can be very resource-intensive. This is because Salesforce has to scan every part of every record's field to find the specified text. Alternatives like "STARTS WITH" or "EQUALS" are far more efficient as they allow the system to use indexes and narrow down results much faster, significantly improving query performance.
By implementing these practical tips, you can often experience a noticeable improvement in Salesforce's speed and overall responsiveness. For deeper insights into why Salesforce might be slow and further optimization strategies, you can explore resources like SalesforceBen.com.
