#Developer Beginner0 discussing

Trailhead trail click path:

Platform Developer Beginner -- Get Started with Salesforce Development -- Create a Data Model Using Clicks -- Retrieve Metadata from Salesforce to the Local Project:

Hey folks.  I have followed the first module in "Get Started with Salesforce Development" and now am stuck on the second.  When I try to retrieve the custom object created earlier in this module, I get the following error in VSCode:

ERROR: "Error fetching metadata for org. Run "SFDX: Authorize an Org" to authorize your org again."

Steps accomplished so far:

1. Created brand-new Trailhead Playground
2. Reset Password
3. Installed SF CLI and validated install via "sf update" terminal command.  Version is currently...
   • @salesforce/cli/2.29.5 win32-x64 node-v20.11.0
4. Installed VSCode, version 1.78
5. Installed Salesforce Expansion Pack (Expanded) version 60.0.0
6. Installed NodeJS version 20.11.1
7. Installed Adoptium Temurin 17 (LTS) version 17.0.10+7 and set system environment path variable path to "C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-17.0.10.7-hotspot"
8. Set VSCode setting "salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home" as same path as above
9. Created "Dreamhouse" project in VSCode via "SFDX: Create Project" in command palette
10. Ran "SFDX: Authorize an Org" from VSCode command palette, and selected "Production" and org alias as "MyDevOrg"; successfully logged in via browser pop-up.
11. Installed npm; current version is 10.1.0

Despite having done all of that, I continue to receive the "Error fetching metadata for org. Run "SFDX: Authorize an Org" to authorize your org again" no matter how many times I reauthorize the Org.

In my troubleshooting, I also confirmed that my System Administrator profile (to which I belong) currently has "API Enabled" set to TRUE in the profile's Administrative Permissions section.  I then tried running "sfdx force:auth:device:login", although now I suspect that this is a deprecated command, even though it successfully worked and had me enter a authentication code into the browser.

(I do see one potential solution in https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/a/317889, but have not yet had a chance to attempt it yet... I'll have a go at it tomorrow.)

I do not know what else to do... does anybody have any suggestions?

Thank you very much for your help!

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#Certifications

I have copy and pasted the sample code from this project https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/change-data-capture/test-the-change-event-trigger?trailmix_creator_id=strailhead&trailmix_slug=architect-integration-architecture

But I'm getting the error 

Method does not exist or incorrect signature: void enableChangeDataCapture() from the type test

I have literally not changed anything from the sample code and have successfully completed the preceding steps in the project, so am a bit confused. 

#Developer Beginner

Hi,

Can somebody help me in bulkifying the below code? I am learning Apex and I tried writing the below code to delete the record after some automation was done.

Kindly suggest your inputs to proceed further.

Thanks,

#Salesforce Developer

public without sharing class MergeDuplicateClientRecord { 
    public static List<Boolean> hardDeleteDuplicateRecord(List<String> duplicateIds) {
        List<Boolean> isSuccess = new List<Boolean>();
        Boolean isDeleted = false;
        Database.emptyRecycleBinResult result;
        Database.deleteResult sr;
        if( duplicateIds != NULL && duplicateIds.size() > 0 && String.isNotBlank( duplicateIds[ 0 ] ) ) {
            Account acc = new Account(Id = duplicateIds[ 0 ]);
            sr = Database.Delete(acc);
            result = Database.emptyRecycleBin(acc);
        }
        if( ( sr != NULL && sr.isSuccess() ) && ( result != NULL && result.isSuccess() ) )
            isDeleted = true;
        isSuccess.add( isDeleted );
        return isSuccess;
    }
}