Forget One-By-One! XfilesPro’s Mass Functionalities Are Here
Every Salesforce admin at some point has faced different kinds of challenges because of the limitations associated with internal Salesforce file storage. It may be the back-breaking storage costs or the degradation of the Salesforce CRM’s performance because of the massive file volume or simply difficulty in adhering to the compliance directives. To make life easier for such admins, we came up with an all-round solution called XfilesPro. XfilesPro, easily available on the AppExchange, is an advanced file management & collaboration solution designed especially for Salesforce users. Using this application Salesforce users, both standard and community, can integrate any external Cloud or On-premise storage system of their choice with the Salesforce system and store the Salesforce files externally. Users have the option to collaborate with different external cloud storage systems like SharePoint, AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, & Dropbox as well as on-premise systems like Network Drive, SFTP, SMB when using XfilesPro. Such integration offers benefits like storage optimization, significant cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and a complete centralized content management system. But if you still need more reason to believe us, here are some primary reasons why XfilesPro is an ideal solution for file management in Salesforce: Highly Compatible Network– XfilesPro is a highly compatible solution which can be used in Lightning, Classic, & Salesforce1. The solution works well with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud & Platform and can be customized to meet specific business needs, support chatter files, and multi-file uploads. Simplified Approach– XfilesPro quickly manages all the files and documents in the file storage along with easing up the existing storage. Admins have to simply install the app, configure their desired storage system and they are ready to reduce their Salesforce storage usage by 80% while still being able to view the files in Salesforce. Lightning Customized Component– Being a Lightning & Salesforce1 mobile-ready application, XfilesPro is fully equipped to provide better and efficient support. It also facilitates easy integration of any standard or custom object, applications, third-party applications, communities, Salesforce1 or any other VF page. No Size Limitation– XfilesPro allows files of all sizes and types to be easily uploaded to the external storage system while ensuring complete visibility and accessibility from inside the Salesforce system. Easy File Migration Utilities– XfilesPro’s simple file migration utilities allow Salesforce admins to seamlessly and securely import files and attachments from any external system to their Salesforce system as well as export any number of files and attachments from their Salesforce system to the external system. Custom Folder Hierarchy– Through XfilesPro, admins can manage all the files using the custom folder hierarchy feature which facilitates easy linking of all the objects to their respective folders while most of the unlinked files are moved to the document folder in the external storage to keep them synchronized and managed as well. Cost-effective– With XfilesPro in place, you can easily save nearly 60%+ of your recurring file storage costs in Salesforce. And in case you have already exceeded your file storage limits, XfilesPro will help you free up your storage space, hence more storage cost reduction. Also read: XfilesPro 2.0– Adorn with it’s Next-gen Salesforce File Management Capabilities As a Salesforce external file storage solution, XfilesPro has been clinical in offering best in class external file storage and collaboration services to multiple Salesforce users belonging to different industries. Apart from reducing the recurring Salesforce file storage costs significantly, XfilesPro’s top-notch file management capabilities, aided by its seamless external collaboration capabilities, make it extremely popular among Salesforce admins. Today, the application delivers more than just Salesforce external file storage services. The highly efficient features in the current version of the solution make life easy for Salesforce admins. In order to maintain the efficiency of the solution and make it even more user-friendly, we keep on enhancing the already existing features as well as add new features in each of the new releases. In this respect, we bring to you some of the latest features that we added in the last release. Mass Download Functionality Many Salesforce admins complain that downloading files and attachments from the Salesforce system is a tedious and time consuming process. This is because admins have to meticulously select those files one at a time and then download all of them separately. Then comes the challenge of storing those files in a specific location while keeping the structure intact. To make this tedious process easier for admins, XfilesPro introduced the Mass Download functionality in its latest release. When using XfilesPro, both the List and Bi-Sync component users can easily DOWNLOAD multiple files at a time. They can select a maximum of 10 files at a time and download them as a zip file, so the hassle of storing them together is also eliminated. Mass Sharing Functionality Just like downloading, even sharing files in between internal teams or among the external or community users becomes difficult when performing this action directly from the Salesforce application. The platform allows only one file to be shared at a time. This can again become an extremely taxing task if there is a massive number of files that have to be shared among different users. To simplify this concern, our technical team at XfilesPro came up with the Mass Sharing functionality that can be availed by both List and Bi Sync component users of XfilesPro. With this feature, SHARING multiple files (maximum of 10 files) among different users becomes very easy. Please note: Mass Sharing is not available for Bi-directional component users in Google Drive. Mass Delete Functionality The Salesforce application puts restrictions on the deletion of Salesforce files and attachments as well. At a time, admins can only select one file/attachment to be deleted. This can again prove to be a time-taking process, especially when multiple files have to be deleted. With the introduction of the Mass Delete functionality in the winter release of XfilesPro, both the List and Bi-Sync component users of XfilesPro can conveniently DELETE multiple Salesforce files and attachments in just
Make your Thanksgiving Special with these Salesforce File Management Tips
Finally the time has come for one of the most awaited festivals of the year. The Harvest Festival, more commonly known as Thanksgiving Day, is just around the corner. This annual national holiday in the United States and Canada bears its origin from people celebrating and thanking God for the bountiful harvest and other blessings of the past year. In the US, Thanksgiving Day is observed on the fourth Thursday of November which corresponds to 26th November this year. This federal holiday is often full of pomp and color and is a great time to exchange gifts with loved ones and share beautiful Thanksgiving messages. The festival is also synonymous with the special Thanksgiving meal which includes the traditional fare of turkey, bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Parades and football games also have long associations with the holiday. The popular Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Macy’s department store in New York typically features marching bands, performers, and elaborate floats. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we too are extremely thankful for the overwhelming response our file management and collaboration application, XfilesPro has received in the past financial year. A great number of Salesforce enterprises have implemented XfilesPro to efficiently manage their Salesforce files and attachments. In return for the benefit of Salesforce admins, we too would like to shed some light on effective document management best practices. Without doubt, Salesforce is now the #1 CRM platform trusted by thousands of users ranging from individuals to big corporations. At the enterprise level, Salesforce document management is one of the major business operations. It helps Salesforce users in creating, storing, modifying, transferring, copying, and deleting necessary documents in an efficient manner. Some of the effective best practices are as follows: Native Modules for Document Management– The Salesforce platform has five off-the-shell in-built modules that help the users in handling important documents and aid in efficient content management. These include: Attachments, Documents Tab, Files Home, Salesforce Knowledge, and Salesforce CRM Content. Document Organizing– Salesforce CRM Content can be used to classify Salesforce documents according to different criteria thereby streamlining the process of document searching. This increases the accuracy as well as the speed of the document search process. Automate Document Management– Salesforce CRM Content also provides several automation tools that allow users to subscribe to specific authors, files, topics, or complete libraries to keep them abreast with necessary latest updates. This gives the ability to use relevant marketing materials for increasing sales and knowledge-sharing. Mass uploading Salesforce Documents– A Salesforce admin can use the Data Loader tool to add multiple documents, files, and links or update necessary documents with the same ID in Salesforce CRM Content Libraries. Through this they can update the knowledge database and create a backup for necessary CRM records in a systematic manner. Integration with External Storages– The Salesforce CRM can be connected with external file storage systems to conveniently access and manage the external files via Salesforce interface. Using external systems also helps to combat the challenges of limited storage space. Deploying External Document Management Solutions– To overcome the severe limitations of the Salesforce native options, a relevant external document management solution can be implemented. Such solutions facilitate seamless integration with different systems without much hassle and exuberant costs. Also read: Document Management in Salesforce: A Brief Introduction to its Best Practices Most Salesforce admins will vouch for the file management capabilities of XfilesPro that facilitates seamless storage and collaboration of files with various external systems. Using this highly customizable and admin-friendly application, Salesforce admins can collaborate with Cloud-based storage systems like Google Shared Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, SharePoint, and Dropbox and On-premise systems like SMB, SFTP, and Network Drive. To know more about XfilesPro and how it can facilitate external system integration with Salesforce, please get in touch with us. AMARLAL
Salesforce File Management for Standard Users & Community Users: A Collaborative Strategy to Optimize Storage
Are you using a Salesforce app? Do you have a community portal as well? We understand the challenges you must be facing as a Salesforce admin in managing all your files generated by the standard users as well as community users within limited allocated storage. For any business dealing with such a massive volume of files is always troublesome. All the Salesforce editions (Unlimited, Performance, Enterprise, Professional) comes with 10 GB of file storage. Except for Professional, all other editions also offer 2GB of additional file storage space to every user, while the Professional edition offers an additional 612 MB (100 MB per user license + 512 MB per license for the Salesforce Content feature license) to every user. Keeping the huge volume of files within these limits is not only a challenge but also highly expensive after a certain period of time with recurring storage costs. What could be the strategy to keep all the files within your Salesforce system without hitting the storage usage? Integrating External Storage Systems with Salesforce Integrating any external Cloud such as SharePoint, AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or any On-premise system including Network Drive, SMB, SFTP will allow you to store Salesforce files in an external environment without making the native storage pilling up. This integration will offer all the options to choose a better content management system for your entire organization & collaborate with the Salesforce system in order to optimize file storage & reduce high storage costs. How to store Salesforce Standard & Community user-generated files in external systems? XfilesPro which is an advanced file management & collaboration solution for Salesforce, allows Salesforce users to store all the files (standard users+community users) in any external environment with seamless collaboration. Organizations who are having standard users & community portals can use the application to implement a 360-degree file collaboration strategy with a centralized content management system. Once installed & configured, the solution will automatically store the files in the external storage without any manual intervention. If you want specific files to be stored under some specific folder in the external storage, the solution has the capability to do that as well. The solution also allows you to share files with external users so that they can view & download the files. You can also sync/link files in your external storage with respective records in Salesforce with seamless collaboration. XfilesPro File Management Capabilities Supports Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Platform Choose your own external storage – Cloud (SharePoint, AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox) or On-premise (Network Drive, SMB, SFTP) Reduce file storage costs by over 60%. Work collaboratively with Salesforce internal, external & community users by ensuring files are managed centrally but available for everyone to share, view, download, & edit. Highly customizable file & folder management allows the various businesses the process to be embedded in the way files & folders need to save into the external storage. XfilesPro is extremely customizable which helps customers to blend it as per their unique business specifications. This makes the solution very unique and blended giving the customer amazing ROI from it. To start managing your Salesforce internal user & community user files without running out of storage limits, please get in touch with our file management experts AMARLAL
How to Store Salesforce Files in External Storages using XfilesPro: Steps to Follow
As the #1 CRM provider in the world for over a decade now, Salesforce has been helping businesses of every size & type unlock a strategic approach for 360-degree business growth with multiple business process automation. The platform has been a real savior for leading enterprises in streamlining crucial sales, marketing, service processes, and delivering exceptional customer service with improved sales and reduced costs & time. In order to keep the application performance intact, Salesforce has certain controls in the platform and limited allocated file storage is one of the top aspects to mention. Salesforce users dealing with a lot of files and email attachments often look for a long-term file management strategy in order to optimize their file storage usage and reduce the storage costs as any additional storage provided by Salesforce comes with a hefty price. Integrating external Cloud (SharePoint, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) & On-premise (Network Drive, SMB, SFTP) storage systems have proven to be one of the most adopted & efficient strategies that help Salesforce users store their files in their preferred external system with a seamless 360-degree file collaboration. XfilesPro, the #1 file management & collaboration solution for Salesforce enables Salesforce files to automatically get stored in the external storage without impacting the native file storage & keeping the usage under control. The integration not only allows Salesforce users to avoid paying high recurring additional storage costs but also enables their application up & running without any hurdle. So, let’s have a look at how a Salesforce admin can start storing their Salesforce files in any of the external storage systems using XfilesPro. Step – 1 Install XfilesPro from the AppExchange The first step is to log in to https://appexchange.salesforce.com/ & type ‘XfilesPro’ in the top search bar. Click on the XfilesPro app icon to go to the listing page. Click on ‘Get it now’ to install the app. 3.1x Step – 2 Configure (Integrate) external storage in a few clicks The next step is to configure the preferred external storage within a few clicks. Once the external system is configured, it will be seamlessly integrated with your Salesforce Org & you can proceed with the next step to start setting up XfilesPro components. 2.9x Step – 3 Set up the XfilesPro components for desired objects Once you are done setting up the external storage, next you can set up the XfilesPro components for the desired objects. Add XfilesPro components to the record page layout of the desired object from ‘Page Layout Editor’. 2.9x Step – 4 Start exporting & uploading the files to the external storage There we go. You are now all set to start uploading the files from your Salesforce Org to the external storage. This can be done with a simple drag & drop. 2.9x You can also upload multiple files at the same time. Files of any size & type (ppt, docx, pdf, xlxs, etc.) can be uploaded to the external storage as well. Watch the video to see how external storage systems (SharePoint, AWS, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, On-premise) can be integrated with Salesforce in order to store Salesforce files with seamless collaboration. XfilesPro is advanced file management & collaboration application for Salesforce that offers a wide range of file management solutions including external file storage, file collaboration, centralized content management, community collaboration, file/folder hierarchy management, multi-org file integration & large volume file migration, all with a high degree of customizable capabilities & in-built features to meet complex Salesforce file management requirements. To know more & see a live demo, please get in touch here. AMARLAL
How to Efficiently Manage Community Portal Files in Salesforce with XfilesPro
As a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to streamline any of their critical processes, Salesforce has been exceptional in the last two decades. With over 150,000+ customers from multiple industries and sizes, today Salesforce is offering a full suite of solutions spanning across sales, service, marketing, commerce, analytics, Customer 360 platform, etc. In order to maintain top-notch org performance and business productivity, the CRM giant has limited some of its capacities. Storage is one of those. A Salesforce org comes with a limited amount of data & file storage, and anything additional to these comes with a hefty price. To ensure you never run out of your storage and operate the business in a highly optimized org, enterprises adopt various long-term data & file management strategies. For example, in order to optimize the data storage, leading enterprises implement an intelligent archival plan, while to deal with a growing number of files of large sizes, they look for external storage integration. However, things become a little more obscure, when the volume of files is million in number & you need a robust system in place to manage those files cost-effectively. Companies use Salesforce Community Cloud to connect with their customers in a better way. Enterprises having a community portal (Salesforce Community Cloud License) with a lot of community users who consistently generate a lot of files, often find them in the middle of a crisis where they left with no option other than purchasing additional storage with a very high price, or delete old files or build a solution that can help them store the files somewhere else. So what are the challenges that Salesforce customers face when it comes to managing a huge pile of files coming from multiple community users? Here are the top three basic challenges; Limited native file storage – Unable to optimize High recurring (additional) file storage costs – More investment External file storage & collaboration – Need of a solution to enable this External file storage & collaboration comes with its own set of challenges. Choosing the right external storage system to integrate with Salesforce Collaborating files seamlessly with the external system Automating the entire process without any manual intervention Migrating large volume of files (Initial process) Defining the folder structure – Where to store the community user files in the remote storage Centralized content management system – Managing files from one place Customizing the solution to any extend – Meet evolving business needs ALSO READ: Salesforce-SharePoint Integration – How to Transform your Salesforce File Storage Needs How to Implement a Strategic Approach with XfilesPro? In order to manage the huge volume of files generated by the community users, enterprises need to implement a future-proof file management strategy where they can rise above the limited native storage & make their file storage unlimited with external storage collaboration using advanced file storage & collaboration solutions for Salesforce like XfilesPro. Choose your External Storage Choose from a range of options to integrate from various external Cloud (SharePoint, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox) or On-premise (SMB, SFTP, Network Drive). The integration allows a better content management system for your entire community users & collaborate the files with the external storage. Storage Optimization & Cost Savings The integration will automatically store all the incoming community user-generated files in the chosen external storage & enable you to never run out of the primary file storage. This means no need for additional storage & high storage investment. Centralized Content Management System Drive high-degree of file collaboration with your internal as well as community users by ensuring files are managed centrally but available for all to share, view, download & edit. Better Community Collaboration Salesforce community portal integration delivers more capabilities to community portal users and thus extending the capacities deeper into the Salesforce ecosystem. Store Files in the Right Folder – Sorted & Synchronized File Management A highly customizable file & folder management allows the business process to be embedded in the way files and folders need to save into your external storage. You can save specific community portal user-generated files in pre-defined specific folders automatically with zero human intervention. Highly Customizable – Use the way you want The solution is highly flexible & can be customized to any level based on specific Salesforce community file management needs. Collaborate External Files into the Salesforce System Files staying in the external storage with a particular folder structure can be synced/linked with the respective records in the Salesforce system using the XfilesPro Bi-directional sync components. Manage all the files under one roof Link the files scattered in different storage systems such as On-cloud, On-premise, Community portal, and Salesforce system and manage them all from one place (external storage) by linking them with the Salesforce record. Large Volume File Migration Migrate a large volume of community portal files from your Salesforce system to any external system seamlessly without impacting any of your on-going business processes. To know more about XfilesPro & it’s capabilities in managing Salesforce community portal files, please get in touch with our Salesforce file management experts today. AMARLAL
Integrating Salesforce with Amazon S3 for External File Storage: All You Need to Know
Business success largely depends on connecting with potential customers in a meaningful way & also through the platforms that they choose. Salesforce as a CRM has been allowing businesses to achieve the same & also consistently. With its world-class products, Salesforce has been pivotal in many company’s sales, marketing, and customer service success for the past several years. Organizations are leveraging Salesforce’s Customer 360 platform to obtain better business visibility, minimize sales cycles, deliver improved customer service, and make informed business decisions. On the flip side of the coin, while allowing customers to accelerate their success on its CRM platform, Salesforce has also set certain restrictions in order to maintain the high performance and consistency of its premium applications. Primary application storage limit is definitely one such limitation, and businesses often find it difficult to address. Storage upgrades come at a high price & purchasing additional storage space from Salesforce is always a tricky decision to make. Integrating Amazon S3 with Salesforce for Storage Collaboration Organizations that are joint customers of Salesforce & Amazon, always have the option to extend their Salesforce file storage by connecting the CRM platform with their Amazon S3 system. With this, Salesforce files can be seamlessly moved and stored in relatively less-priced S3 storage for a long period of time. This cross-platform integration is extremely effective in resolving challenges related to Salesforce file management including limited storage, easy collaboration, unlimited sharing, and dealing with large file sizes. On the other hand, Amazon offers S3 storage as one of the most popular object storage services that ensures industry-leading scalability, information availability, security, & performance to its users. In addition to the above features, S3 also offers a simple interface and robust document management capabilities including collaboration, sharing, and access. Why choose S3 for Salesforce file storage? Some of the primary reasons to choose S3 for Salesforce file storage are: Lower Investment In contrast to adding more storage space at the expense of additional cost, or increasing the number of Salesforce licenses, enterprises can simply leverage their S3 storage to offload Salesforce files. This will also make collaboration easy among large teams & reduce the overall costs. Store Large Documents As Salesforce restricts the upload of large-size files to its CRM, S3 can make it possible & allows organizations to manage large files with ease. Businesses can ensure seamless business operations every time & this will also enhance productivity. Quick Inter-entity Linking Quick linking is another beneficial feature of S3 to Salesforce integration. It allows users to link specific documents with other business entities, like marketing campaigns, opportunities, quotes, sales documents, and case studies, from right inside the system. By integrating, users can also edit, retrieve, and share documents from within the Salesforce UI itself. Folder Structures With S3, Salesforce users can also keep their files in a highly structured way within multiple folders. They can also create sub-folders, & custom structures to fit their business needs. Also Read: Salesforce File Management: Storage & External Collaboration (A Complete Guide. XfilesPro Enabling Salesforce – Amazon S3 Integration Instead of performing the complex integration between Salesforce & AWS S3 themselves, most Salesforce customers look for other solutions that can streamline the integration processes. These include the native Salesforce Files Connect framework, simple custom-built integration applications, & different ready-made 3rd-party applications. One of the best places to look for third-party solutions is the Salesforce AppExchange. Here is where admins will come across our advanced Salesforce file management & external storage collaboration application, XfilesPro. Learn more: Effortlessly Store Salesforce Files In S3 With XfilesPro: A Step-By-Step Guide XfilesPro helps enterprises seamlessly store & collaborate their Salesforce files with AWS S3, owing to its powerful integration capabilities. This highly popular application can enable a 360-degree collaboration between the systems and help enterprises resolve their Salesforce file management issues. XfilesPro’s other features like folder structure, bi-directional sync of files, large-volume file export, folder syncing, file sharing, community user file management, and much more make the app #1 in its segment & a must-have Salesforce admin application. Using XfilesPro, Salesforce users can also cut back on their file storage costs significantly & do away with the need to purchase any additional file storage space from Salesforce. In addition to AWS S3, users can also use XfilesPro to integrate their Salesforce CRM with various other external file storage systems like OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, and on-premise platforms. Learn more: How To Store Salesforce Files In Amazon S3 Using XfilesPro: A Comprehensive Guide Looking for Salesforce AWS integration to store Salesforce files in S3 storage? Please request a XfilesPro demo. Sambitwww.xfilespro.com
Salesforce-SharePoint Integration – How to Transform your Salesforce File Storage Needs
With the advent of new companies in the technology landscape, the competition in one’s industry has increased exponentially. When various other companies also provide similar kinds of solutions & services to customers, enterprises must maintain an edge over their competitors by continuing to offer the best quality services to their end-users. For this purpose, enterprises turn towards automated solutions that can efficiently handle their business procedures. One such automation solution is the world’s #1 cloud CRM platform, Salesforce. Its valuable services across different departments like marketing, sales, customer service, finance, etc make it the most trusted platform among enterprises. When enterprises can generate more leads, make better-informed decisions & drive forth success, what more will they need, right? But that’s not the case over here! One major issue with Salesforce is the limited nature of its primary file storage space which is fine until the voluminous files generated in the process of managing the customers’ information are not brought into the picture. And then there is also the high additional file storage cost, which is a challenge in itself. Thankfully, being a customer-friendly platform, Salesforce can be easily integrated with different external storage to handle this issue with file storage limitations. SharePoint: A Reliable Salesforce File Storage Option One such viable secondary storage option is SharePoint. SharePoint is one of the most popular document management and storage platforms today with over 200 million monthly users worldwide. Being used by a huge chunk of Fortune 500 companies, SharePoint offers storage, retrieval, searching, archiving, tracking, management, and reporting of electronic documents and records regarding any customer. Owing to such features, Salesforce can be easily integrated with SharePoint which enhances its collaboration & document management capabilities. Some of the primary reasons to choose the Salesforce-SharePoint collaboration for your business growth are: Cost Efficiency– In contrast to opting for more Salesforce licenses to increase document management capabilities (which is a costly option), an enterprise can simply choose SharePoint-based collaboration where full-fledged collaboration among large cross-departmental teams will cost less. Cross-departmental collaboration– Even though Salesforce was intended for multiple departments like sales & marketing, several colleagues collaborating on a single project proves to be extremely challenging. Using the SharePoint employees company-wide can connect, promoting & letting them engage in cross-departmental collaboration. Document Versioning– SharePoint also allows real-time co-authoring and offline work with documents with greater data storage limits. It automatically tracks changes and maintains a history of document versions, enabling users to revert to previous versions if needed. This makes sure everyone is working on the updated version of the document. Centralized Document Management– SharePoint serves as a single hub for all your documents. Instead of juggling multiple locations and handling version conflicts, all your Salesforce files are stored in one well-organized place. This makes it easier to find and manage your documents without the hassle of scattered folders. Setting Up Salesforce-SharePoint Collaboration When you have decided to set up a seamless collaboration between your Salesforce system & SharePoint storage, there’s just the question of how to do that. For this purpose, there are several means through which the Salesforce-SharePoint integration can be established. These range from ready-made tools to the ones built from scratch. A standard list of possible integration tools includes: Salesforce Files Connect– Offered by Salesforce itself, the Salesforce Files Connect framework allows users to access, search, and share Salesforce files stored in external sources in real time & allows Salesforce admins to set up the integration themselves with simple point-and-click tools. It can also be configured to take into account SharePoint’s custom properties like custom columns, custom content type, & metadata from Office 365 documents during Search, SOQL, and SOSL Queries which allows simultaneous search results for a particular file in both Salesforce & SharePoint. The only downside is that this solution is rather pricey. Custom-built integration applications– This is a very flexible option since such applications can be designed in line with specific requirements and can address a need for multiple integrations, without exceeding the costs. However, it is important to mention that the internal Salesforce administrator might not be able to build the custom integration app himself so it becomes imperative to seek external help, which adds to the cost. Salesforce AppExchange integration applications– There are several options available on the AppExchange that can be installed by the Salesforce admin. In case further features are required, such apps can nearly always be modified by the Salesforce developer. WEBINAR ALERT: Integrate SharePoint & Salesforce using XfilesPro – An Advanced File Management & Collaboration Solution for Salesforce XfilesPro: Your Salesforce File Management Partner One such AppExchange application that can help enterprises seamlessly store and collaborate files with SharePoint is XfilesPro. XfilesPro is a highly customizable, admin-friendly application that performs exceptionally well with several Salesforce solutions like Service Cloud, Community/Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, & Salesforce Platform. With XfilesPro, Salesforce customers can not only significantly reduce their file storage costs but can also seamlessly enable 360-degree file collaboration, including integration with various external storages like SharePoint. XfilesPro has leveraged the capabilities of SharePoint to the fullest. The tagging feature of SharePoint helps users access files faster, while the multisite feature allows for seamless management of interconnected sites, making it easier to collaborate across different teams and departments. To get more details on why Salesforce admins prefer Sharepoint as their external cloud storage platform, read the blog. In addition to SharePoint, XfilesPro can also be used to collaborate the Salesforce system with various other external file storage systems. These include Cloud-based storage systems like OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Drive, & Dropbox. As the world goes digital, document management is evolving too. Enter XfilesPro’s DocuPrime, a game-changer in the document management cycle. This app simplifies and streamlines the document generation process, from template creation and approval to obtaining e-signatures. By leveraging the capabilities of SharePoint and DocuPrime, you can eliminate paperwork hassles and elevate your document management. To know more about XfilesPro and how it can facilitate Salesforce-SharePoint integration and document generation all within a
How to Optimize Salesforce File Storage while using a Third-party Application – A customer use case
As the world’s #1 CRM provider, Salesforce has been enabling multiple businesses with its world-class Sales, Service, Marketing, Community Cloud offerings, and helping them achieve crucial business goals. In order to meet modern-day customer demands, Salesforce frequently streamlines its features in order to help enterprises address their customer needs. To enhance the overall productivity and achieve certain business benefits in less time, enterprises using a Salesforce system often take the AppExchange route. AppExchange is the world’s largest app marketplace where over 3600+ apps are listed with over 3+ million installations. When a Salesforce customer uses any third-party application or any AppExchange managed package, they usually customize it in order to integrate seamlessly with their central Salesforce system and experience a centralized content management system. However, files generating from the third-party apps that get stored in the Salesforce primary file storage is a worry. Salesforce file storage comes with limited space and running out of the storage is very obvious. As additional storage costs are always on the higher side, enterprises often look for an efficient file management strategy. This is where XfilesPro comes into the picture and helps Salesforce customers future-proof their file storage with seamless external system integration. Let’s have a look at a customer use case & see how they optimized their file storage with XfilesPro. CL Services is a leading 3PL company dedicated to delivering the highest level of service in the logistics industry. They were using a third-party transportation management solution (AppExchange Managed Package) to manage shippers, brokers, and 3PL partners. This managed package was automatically generating a lot of files internally. They have generated a massive volume of files (430GB) & reached almost 155% of their allocated file storage. They didn’t want to go for additional file storage space as the cost was on an extremely higher side. They were looking to upgrade the third-party application for better business performance, however unable to execute the same as the file storage was piling up & they have already run out of their file storage. XfilesPro helped the customer integrate their Salesforce system with Amazon S3 for external file storage with seamless integration & collaboration. With XfilesPro they migrated all their files from their Salesforce system to AWS automatically without any manual intervention. They never have to take the pain of paying additional file storage costs & were able to reduce the load in their primary file storage. After implementing XfilesPro, their file storage space drastically reduced from 155% to 72% within a few weeks. This integration provided all the options to choose a better content management system for their entire organization & collaborate with the Salesforce system. Talking about the implementation, the customer said “This is a great Salesforce App for migrating Salesforce File Storage to a cloud service such as OneDrive or Amazon Web Services. The team was extremely responsive and kept us aware of the project status the whole way. I would definitely recommend this App and will come back next time I need a project done for Data or File Storage in Salesforce.” XfilesPro offers a range of file storage options to integrate from multiple external Cloud storage platforms like (SharePoint, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox) to On-premise systems like (SMB, SFTP, Network Drive). The solution supports handling files generated from any third-party app or community portals as well. With its high customizable capability, XfilesPro helps Salesforce customers to blend it as per their unique business specifications. This makes the solution very unique and blended giving the customer amazing ROI from it. To see how XfilesPro can power up your Salesforce file management and help you optimize your storage, please request a demo. AMARLAL
A Look at XfilesPro’s Top Features & Benefits – Your Solution for Limited Salesforce File Storage Challenges
Josh was running a law firm in Seattle, USA and was dealing with a lot of clients. He was quite popular as he was a specialist in offering legal services. He was dealing with a lot of legal cases, documents, and files, which required a powerful system to manage. One fine day, he decided to go for Salesforce as his business was rapidly growing and he was getting more and more clients. Everything was perfect. His efficiency in managing clients has significantly increased. He could now save a lot of time. All thanks to his new Salesforce system. However, he started realizing that the files and email attachments that he is dealing with are taking up a lot of file storage space & he would certainly run out of file storage space in his Salesforce Org. Being a small business owner, going for additional storage space was expensive for him considering the high storage costs. That was some challenge. He didn\’t want to move out of Salesforce as the system really helped him achieve greater success with a 2x productivity growth. This is not only Josh\’s story. There are many organizations that face similar challenges related to Salesforce file storage. Well… Josh was smart enough to look for potential solutions. He looked into the AppExchange. There he discovered XfilesPro. He did his research. Checked the app. Installed & tried a free trial. He was highly impressed & convinced. He quickly got in touch with the XfilesPro support team and wanted them to help him move all his Salesforce files externally in Google Drive with seamless integration & collaboration. Boom. Within less than a day, he got the solution for all his challenges. Now Josh is back to his routine work without worrying about the storage. As the #1 external file storage & collaboration solution for Salesforce, XfilesPro helped 200+ Salesforce customers like Josh efficiently manage their file storage problems and save high on additional storage costs. The application is highly customizable, admin-friendly & works well with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Salesforce Platform, etc. More than just helping them save costs, the application has a nutshell of innovative features and gamut of benefits which makes it distinctive. Let\’s have a sneak peek of them. XfilesPro Features External Cloud/On-premise Storage Support Cloud: AWS, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox On-premise: SMB Windows Share, FTP, FILE Customized Folder Hierarchy The remote storage folder structure can be customized based on object relations. File Management Files can be directly stored in the external storage & managed from the CRM. Templatized Folder Structure Automatic multiple folder creation during each record based on the template. File Export/Import Initial file migration from Salesforce to external storage can be done using \’Export\’ & can be also linked to the Salesforce system using \’Import\’. Bidirectional Sync Manage remote storage files directly from Salesforce. External File Sharing File URLs can be shared via Email with external users who are out of your Salesforce system in order to enable them to preview and download files. Recycle Bin for Deleted Files Any deleted files can be placed in Recycle Bin for future restore. Handling Email Attachments Attachments received through Emails can be automatically moved to external storage. Drag-and-Drop & Multi-file upload Upload one or multiple files at a time by either choosing Drag-and-Drop or selecting files. XfilesPro Benefits Here are some of the top XfilesPro application benefits. File Storage Cost Savings Seamless File Collaboration Multiple External Storage Support Secure File Transfer No Limit – File Size & Volume Unaffected User-experience Easy External File Sharing Lightning & Salesforce1 Support Recycle bin for Deleted Files XfilesPro is a leader in offering external file storage & collaboration solutions for Salesforce, helping multiple industries manage their Salesforce files and attachments. Many top industries including BFSI, Government & Public sector, Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare & Life science, Hi-tech, Non-profits, Legal, etc. have successfully used XfilesPro. So, what are you waiting for? Start your free trial now. For more info please request a demo. Check XfilesPro in the AppExchange. AMARLAL
In 2020, Get Rid of High Salesforce File Storage Costs with XfilesPro
We have together completed another lap around the sun & entered into a new year as well as a new decade. 2020 is going to be decisive for fast-growing enterprises as this year will set the platform for them in order to help them accelerate their journey from where they are now to where they want to be after a decade. 2020 has a lot to offer to Salesforce and it’s ecosystem. The future journey is going to be epic & as a Salesforce customer, you will be enabled with cutting-edge technological innovations. Salesforce has been helping enterprises transform their business and offers them the fastest and most comprehensive way to put their customers at the center of everything they do. In the last few years, Salesforce users have encountered some sort of challenges when it comes to their file storage usage & costs. Of late, they have discovered new ways to get rid of that also. However, XfilesPro has been the most preferred & effective solution for most of the leading Salesforce customers. With its amazing features, intuitive functionalities, high level of scalability & customizability; XfilesPro helped businesses of all nature & size store all their Salesforce files in any external Cloud or On-premise storage system without impacting the user experience. This helped them manage Salesforce file storage usage & reduce Salesforce file storage costs driving seamless integration & collaboration. As a Salesforce admin, you might be often asking yourself; Is it easy to manage file usage? Can I store our Salesforce files externally with seamless collaboration & integration? Can I save recurring file storage costs? Yes, yes, and yes. Want to know how? Check these slides below to know more about XfilesPro, it’s features, benefits, and use cases. For more info, please Schedule a Demo now! AMARLAL
