About This Session
You've got thousands of records to fix before the end of the day. You know a background script could do it in seconds. You also know one wrong line could update the wrong records, and there's no undo button.
If you've felt that, you're not alone. I've been there too, and background scripts have still been my best friend from my first developer role to my work today in security automation. They're one of the most useful tools on the platform, and one of the least talked about.
In this session, I'll show you the scripts I actually use to check data, fix records in bulk, and troubleshoot problems the UI won't show you, like testing a script include, checking a user's roles, or seeing exactly what a query returns. I'll also share the habits that keep me safe: testing in sub-prod first, doing a dry run, limiting rows, recording for rollback, and knowing what you skip when you turn off workflows.
And today, AI can write a background script in seconds. But you're still the one who hits Run.
New to scripting or writing them for years, you'll leave with patterns you can use right away and a simple checklist to run before you click "Run script.