[Salesforce] A technique to search items in a changeset at high speed!

Change Sets** are an unavoidable part of Salesforce operations and development.
When migrating items and objects from the sandbox environment to the production environment, we have all experienced the process of selecting and adding components one by one from the administration screen.

However, this work ……
To be honest, haven’t you ever thought that it is a huge hassle?

It can be especially stressful in the following situations

• Scrolling is difficult due to the large number of items in the organization
• Switching pages causes previously selected items to be deselected
• There is no search function, even though you want to search by item name or label

This time, we would like to introduce a backdoor efficiency technique that solves this “too-hard-to-search-for-items-in-a-changed-set” problem at once.
With this method, items are displayed on a single screen and can be quickly searched with “Ctrl F” in the browser.
I myself have experienced a drastic reduction in stress and work time since learning this method.

Backstage Technique! How to display all items on one screen

Actually, there is a secret technique that allows you to freely change the number of items displayed per page on the Salesforce change set screen with just a little modification of the URL.

Procedure

1. Open the Change Set screen

First, create a change set as usual,
Open the screen for adding items by clicking the ” Add Component ” button.

2. Click on “Increase” at the bottom of the page

Click on **”More “** at the bottom of the screen.
Now a parameter will appear in the URL to control the number of items displayed.

Example:

https://xxxxx.salesforce.com/... . RowsPerPage%3D50...

3. Change the number after RowsPerPage=.

Here is the key point.
Replace the “50” in RowsPerPage%3D50 in the URL with a large number such as 1,000.

Example:

RowsPerPage%3D1000

4. Reload the page with the Enter key

After changing the URL, reload the page by pressing the Enter key.
Then, to your surprise, all items will be displayed at once.

Once all items are displayed on the screen, press Ctrl F to search!

The rest is already easy.
Use the browser’s standard ” Ctrl F ” ( Command F for Mac) function to search directly for an item label or API name.

Now,

• Search by visually scrolling endlessly
• Repeatedly page through
• Resetting selections by switching pages

This completely frees you from the stress of

Cautions

This method is very convenient, but there are a few things to keep in mind.

1. If the number of items is very large, the operation will be slow.

If you increase the number of items displayed at one time too much,
The browser may freeze or the display may become extremely slow.

The recommended number is between 1,000 and 5,000 items.
If the operation is too slow, it is recommended to start with about 1,000 items.

2. Not covered by official support

This method is not an official Salesforce feature, but an unofficial technique to change URL parameters directly.
Therefore, there is a possibility that the specification will be changed in the future and it may not be available.
If you use this method in your business, please do so at your own risk.

Conclusion

Finding items in change sets has been a perennial problem for Salesforce operators.
However, with the RowsPerPage parameter change introduced here,

• Display all items on one screen
• Instant search with Ctrl F
• Avoid deselection by switching pages

This dramatically improves work efficiency.

It is not unusual to finish adding an item in just a few minutes, instead of the 30 minutes or more it used to take.
Once you have learned this method, you will never be able to go back to the hell of page switching.

We encourage you to try it in your daily operations.
I am sure it will greatly reduce the stress of change set work.

In closing

Salesforce is evolving daily, and the UI and specifications change frequently.
This technique may become unnecessary in the future.
However, it is a very effective method at the moment, so just knowing it is a great weapon.

If you are saying, “Adding change set items is too painful ……,” please give it a try.
We hope your Salesforce life will become a little more comfortable.