Salesforce Architect Tutorial - What is a Data Dictionary and How to Generate One for Free

Опубликовано: 21 Март 2026
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In this episode we go over what a Data Dictionary is, why it's useful, and how to leverage one as an architect. We also go over the best ways to generate a data dictionary for a Salesforce org including 2 100% free options!

Salesforce CLI Download: https://developer.salesforce.com/tool...

NPM Download: https://www.npmjs.com/

Open Source Data Dictionary Generator: https://github.com/marsson/dataDicGen

Open Source sfdc-generate-data-dictionary: https://github.com/gavignon/sfdc-gene...

ERBuilder: https://soft-builder.com/create-a-sal...

Elements.cloud: https://elements.cloud/impact-assessm...

Spekit: https://spekit.com/data-dictionary/

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Salesforce development books I recommend:

Advanced Apex Programming: https://amzn.to/3lXi8to
Salesforce Lightning Platform Enterprise Architecture: https://amzn.to/2R0D4BQ
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Clean Code: https://amzn.to/35PuMDU
Clean Architecture: https://amzn.to/35FYo6A
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Book: https://amzn.to/3LhvHBd

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Table of Contents:

0:00 - Intro
1:11 - What is a data dictionary?
1:55 - Why is a data dictionary useful?
3:35 - When to use a data dictionary?
8:20 - Paid options to auto generate data dictionaries
13:07 - Free options to generate data dictionaries
16:42 - How to generate a free data dictionary with data dictionary generator
27:55 - Outro

DISCLAIMER: The views and ideas expressed on this YouTube channel and blog are based on past development experiences and may not always work for your particular scenarios. The advice in these videos may also become outdated as technology advances. They should be used as examples for educational purposes only. Using any shown solutions in your own org is not advisable since they are example scenarios.

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