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can i delete chatter posts in salesforce

by Dr. Telly Lemke Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Deleting Chatter Posts

  1. Click Your Name > System Log. If this is the first time you've used the Developer Console, click through the guided...
  2. In the upper left-hand corner, click the text box next to Execute.
  3. In the popup window, enter the following, then click Execute: AccountFeed [] feed = [SELECT Id FROM AccountFeed LIMIT...

To delete a post, you would need to click on the drop-down button next to the post and click Delete. Chatter Moderators Users are available in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, Contact Manager, and Developer Editions.

Full Answer

Can I disable edit or delete for posts in Salesforce Chatter?

I have a question about Salesforce Chatter. Is there a way to disable Edit or Delete for Posts and Private Messages, including the comments or likes for the posts? Show activity on this post. By default, all users who are assigned a profile that has the feed post editing permissions enabled can edit their posts and comments.

Who can delete posts in chatter?

Users without any special permissions can delete their own posts, posts on their own Chatter wall items, and posts on records they own. Chatter Moderator Users can also delete posts in Chatter.

How long are chatter posts stored in Salesforce?

Chatter posts, like any other data in Salesforce, are stored forever unless an authorized person deletes them. It's their own posts, posts on their own Chatter wall items, or "their own" posts on records they have read access on.

What can you do with Salesforce Chatter?

Here are the main things you can do with Salesforce Chatter: Post updates or comments in Groups or on a record. Share files and links. Post polls. Create draft posts to share later. View Chatter Feeds for past activity relating to a specific record, or across your organization.

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How do I delete a Chatter feed in Salesforce?

1 AnswerFrom Setup, enter Chatter Settings in the Quick Find box, then select Chatter Settings.Click Edit.In the Post and Comment Modification section, deselect Allow users to edit posts and comments.Click Save.More items...•

Do Chatter posts get deleted?

Chatter Groups and Feed Posts are hard deleted in the organization. This means that they bypass the Recycle Bin and are permanently deleted.

How do I edit Chatter posts in Salesforce?

Allow editing of posts and comments in Chatter settingsLog in to Salesforce with your System Administrator account.Go to your organization settings and select Setup.Navigate to Feature Settings > Chatter > Chatter Settings.Select Edit to change the settings.More items...

How long are Chatter posts stored Salesforce?

foreverHow long are Chatter posts stored? Chatter posts, like any other data in the Salesforce customer database, are stored forever unless deleted by a system admin or user.

What is a chatter post?

Sharing lets you quickly copy a public post to your profile or a group. This feature is available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience.

How do I delete a feed in Salesforce?

Delete with Data Loader:Assuming you are logged in to data loader, click 'Delete' button.Check box to 'Show All Objects'Select 'Feed Item'Click 'Browse' button and select your recently exported file and click 'Next'You will be prompted on how many records will be deleted, click 'OK'More items...

Can you edit chatter post?

Chatter User should be able to edit their post and comments after posting them to chatter. Currently users cannot do a correction in their post or comment after posting them, they have to delete the post and make correctoin and post it again, even for a minor correction.

Who has the permission to edit a chatter profile?

Chatter profiles have nothing to do with permissions and licenses. They are just user's landing pages on chatter, like your LinkedIn or Facebook profile pages.

How do I edit a feed in Salesforce?

Enable feed post editing for custom ProfilesNavigate to. Classic: Setup | Manage Users | Profiles. ... Click on the custom Profile for which you want to enable feed post editing.In the 'System Permissions' section, click Edit.Select the edit feed post permissions that you want to enable. ... Click Save.

What is the difference between Chatter and Chatter feed?

Hello, Chatter feeds show you posts and comments you and other people make, as well as record updates across your Salesforce organization. Chatter Answers is a self-service and support community where users can post questions and receive answers and comments from other users or your support agents.

Does Salesforce chatter still exist?

You must be a Salesforce user for full access There is also a free Chatter license available for anyone in your company (up to 5,000 users) which provides access to Groups and File Sharing, but no access to collaboration around records.

Can visualforce be used in the Chatter feed?

Note that Chatter components are unavailable for Visualforce pages on Force.com sites. Ext JS versions less than 3 should not be included on pages that use this component. Note also that the chatter:feed component doesn't support feedItemType when the EntityId entity is a user.

How long are chatter posts stored in Salesforce?

Chatter posts, like any other data in Salesforce, are stored forever unless an authorized person deletes them. Here's who can delete posts:

What is Salesforce Stack Exchange?

Salesforce Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for Salesforce administrators, implementation experts, developers and anybody in-between. It only takes a minute to sign up.

Can you edit a feed post?

By default, all users who are assigned a profile that has the feed post editing permissions enabled can edit their posts and comments. If needed, you can disable feed post editing for all users in your organization, regardless of their assigned user profile. You can also shut off post and comment editing for all users assigned the “Can Approve Feed Post and Comment” permission.

Can a chatter moderator delete a post?

Chatter Moderator Users can also delete posts in Chatter.

Salesforce Chatter Features

Salesforce Chatter offers many features to boost collaboration between users. Chatter’s functionality mirrors that of a social media platform, with tagging, @mentioning, and more.

What is a Chatter Feed?

A Chatter Feed is a list of published posts. Chatter Feeds can be accessed from either:

Chatter Groups

Chatter Groups allow particular sets of users to collaborate on Salesforce. Groups have three visibility settings:

Chatter Email Digest

When you join a Chatter Group or decide to “Follow” a colleague, you will receive email notifications on their Chatter activity.

Chatter Feed Tracking

Chatter Feed Tracking on a record will display polls, posts, comments, and record updates. For record updates to appear, feed tracking must be enabled.

Attach Files

When a file is attached to a record, it is also added to the Notes and Attachment related list and stored in Files.

Salesforce Topics

You can create and add topics in Salesforce to Chatter posts or records; topics are added by including a Chatter post hashtag.

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