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Stuck on a Superbadge? A few places to find help.

Not my best moment... Help Dad! I'm stuck
I am working on the Classic to Lightning Salesforce conversion and am excited to share soon.  In the mean time, please enjoy one of my favorite quotes:
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Have you ever been stuck on a Superbage?  Not stuck where you have been staring at a screen for 10 minutes, but really, truly, completely confused.  The type of confused that tries for three days to complete one step in a challenge, and still fails.  I've been there!  Below are a few of my favorite places to find Superbage help... Let's go fishing!


The most obvious place.
The required modules leading up to Superbadge typically contain most of the knowledge that you need in order to complete each challenge.  Go back and review.  It is easy to "know" how to do a task when the instructions say "click here...then here."  It is much harder when you come to a practical application during a Superbadge challenge.  Reviewing the "click here" modules can be a huge help.
Also, if you don't understand a topic, take a refresher course! Even if the module was not required for the Superbadge, it may still be helpful.  For example: Import and Export with Data Management Tools is an excellent help if you are having trouble with a data import step.

help.Salesforce.com
If you are a reader, this is the place for you!  Search for knowledge articles and documentation that will help you with specific topics.  For example, a quick search Process Builder uncovered thousands of articles. 


developer.Salesforce.com
On the top menu bar, select Trailhead and click on the second to bottom option "Get Help."  You can post your own question or look through threads.  

For a quick answer, the classic Google search is a good option.  It will pull threads from the Salesforce developer and trailblazer communities, however, not all "answers" on a thread will be correct.  Beware of the "walk through" post as it is difficult to stop once you start looking.  Trailhead Baby does not post walk through's as the whole challenge of a Superbadge is figuring it out on your own- with a few hints along the way.

Do you have a good resource for Superbadge help?
If so, I would love to hear about it!

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  1. AnonymousAugust 9, 2022 at 5:09 PM

    None of this helps when you are stuck.

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