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I am very proud of myself tonight for two reasons:

  1. I learned how to feed myself.
  2. I passed the legacy data challenge
I can type quickly, however, I'm all thumbs with most other objects.  Don't judge- I'm only 6.5 months old!  If you are at all interested in my personal growth- read on.  If not, skip to the next section.  Today started out like most days- I slept in until 7, ate some applesauce, and took a bath with my ducky.  Normally I request a nice bottle of warm milk then take a nap.  This is when things got a little crazy.  Mom was very brusque...she kept muttering about a conference call that she foolishly scheduled right in the middle of my morning!  She rudely plopped me on the floor, half propped up with a pillow, and handed me a bottle.  I was not pleased and voiced a complaint- which was ignored! Complaining made me thirsty, so I decided to try the bottle on my own.  I could!  It took a few tries, but I did it!  Mom was so proud of me!  She gave me an extra long cuddle after her call!  I am going to do it again!
Dad watched this with me last weekend!
Who loves to Trailhead?  Me! Me!  
Who loves to import legacy data?     
This challenge wasn't hard, but it did require some thought.

  • The first think that I did: Make sure that I did not have any triggers in my Playground that would be impacted by importing 40+ opportunities.  I use my mom's email address to Trailhead, and it would be hard to explain 40 emails without being forced to spontaneously start speaking in full sentences.
  • Next, I downloaded the import file and made a list of the order in which I would need to import the data.  For example, I started with Explorers, then products...
  • Finally, I edited the import file to leave space for the ID's that I would need to patch.  My spreadsheet looked like this:
  • Import!
One more challenge and I will be a Lightening Experience Specialist! 

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