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how to clear chatter feed salesforce

by Thelma Weissnat Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Yes, go to the Page Layout for the object, and then remove everything you don't want in the "Quick Actions in the Salesforce Classic Publisher" area. You need to go to Feed Tracking in Setup under Chatter, Select the object and uncheck the Enable Feed Tracking at the top. This will remove it from all page layouts under the object.

Mass Delete Chatter Feed Item records that contain an attachment
  1. Export a file using Data Loader. Log into the Data Loader using the appropriate org credentials. ...
  2. Delete with Data Loader: Assuming you are logged in to data loader, click 'Delete' button. ...
  3. Workbench, Export a file: ...
  4. Delete with Workbench:

Full Answer

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.

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.

How to disable feed tracking in Salesforce classic publisher?

Yes, go to the Page Layout for the object, and then remove everything you don't want in the "Quick Actions in the Salesforce Classic Publisher" area. Show activity on this post. You need to go to Feed Tracking in Setup under Chatter, Select the object and uncheck the Enable Feed Tracking at the top.

How do I Turn Off feed tracking in chatter?

You need to go to Feed Tracking in Setup under Chatter, Select the object and uncheck the Enable Feed Tracking at the top. This will remove it from all page layouts under the object.

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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...•

Can you delete Chatter in Salesforce?

Users may delete posts if: Their assigned profile has the "Moderate Chatter" permission. An administrator with the "Manage Chatter Messages and Direct Messages" profile permission can view and delete all Users' messages in Chatter; for example, for compliance purposes.

How do I delete Chatter files?

From the content details page, click Edit | Delete Content to delete the file. Deleting a Chatter file from the content details page deletes the file from Salesforce CRM Content and from Chatter.

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 long does chatter stay in 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.

How do I change my Chatter feed?

Go to your organization settings and select Setup. Navigate to Feature Settings > Chatter > Chatter Settings. Select Edit to change the settings. Under Post and Comment Modification, select Allow users to edit posts and comments and then select Save.

How do I delete content files in Salesforce?

To delete a document, click Del next to the document on the documents list page. Alternatively, click Delete on the documents detail page. When you delete a document, Salesforce stores it in the Recycle Bin.

How do I delete files in Salesforce?

To delete files in Salesforce Classic:Navigate to the Files list: Click the Files tab. Click the Chatter tab and then Files on the left.Click on the file name.Click Go to Content Details Page.Click Edit and select Delete Content.

How do I free up storage in Salesforce?

One way to clean up your data is to use a tool that will help you to remove it. There are a number of tools that you can use to delete some of your data manually: Salesforce's Mass Delete Wizard - This is the native/web-based deletion wizard for Salesforce. Go To Setup>Mass Delete Records to access the tool.

What is Chatter post in Salesforce?

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

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.

What is chatter moderator in Salesforce?

A Chatter moderator user is a Chatter user with some additional privileges: These privileges include: Activate or deactivate Chatter Free users. Assign a Chatter Free user as a moderator or take the privilege away. Delete posts and comments that they can see.

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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