From the course: Introduction to Test Classes in Salesforce

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Initial test class modifications

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Initial test class modifications

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- [Instructor] Let's start by looking at the Test Class Modifications. What are things that are commonly done once the test class is created in order for us to start actually writing our test code? First and foremost, we have to decide whether we're going to use a test utility, or a test factory, or a static resource. I personally am not going to spend a lot of time talking about static resources and using that to load test data. Although it's an excellent method to do that, I have found in my personal experience in working with Salesforce admins that when they have to make modifications to the test data, that actually exporting the static resource, modifying it correctly, importing it back in, and getting everything to match up can be somewhat challenging especially for newer admins. I do include a link in the slides. If you would like more information on how to use a static resource, and I would encourage anybody that runs into an org where they're using static resources to go…

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