Webinar: From Sandbox to Production: Demystifying Force.com Release Management Part 1
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The document discusses Salesforce release management, focusing on the importance of customization, deployment processes, and governance within organizations like Acme Company. It emphasizes best practices such as staying in the browser for customizations, using point-and-click features, developing in sandboxes, and implementing a change management process. The content also highlights the significance of testing, validating deployments, and managing user permissions effectively.
Webinar: From Sandbox to Production: Demystifying Force.com Release Management Part 1
- 1. From Sandbox to Production: Demystifying Salesforce Release Management – Part 1 July 24, 2013
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- 5. #forcewebinar Have Questions? § We have an expert support team at the ready to answer your questions during the webinar. § Ask your questions via the GoToWebinar Questions Pane. § The speaker(s) will chose top questions to answer live at the end of the webinar. § Please post your questions as we go along! § Only post your question once; we’ll get to it as we go down the list.
- 6. #forcewebinar Agenda § Overview § A Story About Salesforce Customization – Customization and Deployment – Process and Governance § Recap § Next Steps § Q & A
- 7. Overview
- 8. #forcewebinar Overview § A Story about Customization and Deployment § Best Practices – Metadata Tools – Governance – Environment Management § Typical Pitfalls – Failed Deployments – Un-supported Metadata Components
- 9. A Story About Salesforce Customization
- 10. #forcewebinar A little bit of info about our fake company… § Acme Company – Purchased CRM Enterprise Edition from Salesforce – No Add-on Products – Small IT department, 2 Developers, admins wear many hats § Use Cases – Typical - need to track contacts, accounts, orders § Requirements – Create custom order forms to track orders, update accounts, and contacts • Visualforce Pages for form • Apex Controller to manage work flow • Customer Schema objects and fields for further customization
- 11. #forcewebinar Org Customization for Acme § If Possible, Stay in the Browser – With a small or no IT shop and limited admin or developers, its best to avoid desktop tools that you would have to install, upgrade, etc. – Staying in the browser, you still have the ability to customize through several tools – If you are using Apex or Visualforce, we recommend the Developer Console. This tool is getting the most attention in our dev teams and has a solid roadmap. § Stick with Point and Click – Point and click features were created because anyone can jump right in and customize – this can empower some business users that don’t have a traditional IT/software development background § Sandbox First!
- 12. Demonstration
- 13. #forcewebinar Demonstration § Created Some Objects and Fields § Use Developer Console to quickly create a Visualforce or Apex class § Set up deployment connections § Create an outbound change set and upload § Deploy the changes and validate the deploy
- 14. #forcewebinar Quick Recap § Stay in the Browser – Stick with Point and Click – Use Developer Console for Development – Use Change Sets for Deployment § Test & Validate before you Upload & Deploy – Understand the criteria for code coverage on Apex § Develop & Test in the Sandbox
- 15. Demonstration
- 16. #forcewebinar Demonstration § Play the role of another unchecked user § Modify the custom schema in the production org § As the original sys admin make an addition change to the schema in the sandbox § Create the outbound change set, upload, and deploy
- 17. #forcewebinar Best Practices for Force.com Development § Have a Change/Release Management Process! – No change management process out of the box § Have a documented Project Plan – Requirements/User Stories – Test Plans – Release Schedule § Have strict User Governance – Restrict admin capabilities in the production org to a small group that also manage the release – Limit user access in developer sandbox (Developers, Testers Only)
- 18. Demonstration
- 19. #forcewebinar Demonstration § Create a new Permission Set on AcmeOrder § Create the outbound change set, including the Permission Set § Save, Upload, and Deploy the change set § Deploy and Validate in the production org.
- 20. #forcewebinar What just happened to my Profile/Permission Set? § Profiles and Permissions Sets are not standalone § Profiles and Permission Sets must be assigned in the production org § Good use cases for deploying profiles: – Object CRUD – Field Permissions § Bad use cases for deploying profiles: – Layouts – Record Types § Dude, Where's my permission?
- 21. #forcewebinar I can’t add my component to a Change Set § Manual Deployments can be necessary – Not all components are exposed through the Metadata API – Unsupported Metadata Types § Best Practice: – Deploy as much as possible with Change Sets – Then go to the production org and manually create the components you have already created and tested in the Sandbox
- 22. #forcewebinar Best Practices for Release Scheduling § Understand our release schedules – 3 Major Releases – Participate in the Preview Window – Follow Trust § When to deploy – Conservative: • Do not release during the preview window • Let the major release simmer for a few weeks – Aggressive: • Release early and often
- 23. #forcewebinar Best Practices for managing your Sandbox § Refresh after Every Release § Create a Post Refresh Run-List – Include this as part of your change/release management process – Document the following: • Data masking needs • User/Profile Modifications • Test Data loads • Turn off scheduled jobs • Manage Outbound Email
- 24. Recap
- 25. #forcewebinar Recap § Stay in the Browser § Test & Validate before Upload & Deploy § Have a Release/Change Management process § Maintain Strict User Governance § Have a Post Refresh Run List
- 26. Next Steps
- 27. #forcewebinar Next Steps § Review materials related to this content – developer.force.com – Salesforce.com Help & Training § Join our next webinar – When dealing with Multiple Production orgs, multiple development teams, and lots of projects, you need to step up your game. – The next webinar will show you how to evolve what you have learned here into managing a full blown development shop • Force.com Migration Tool, Ant Scripting, Source Control
- 28. #forcewebinar Upcoming Events August 7, 2013 § Salesforce API Series: Integrating Applications with Force.com August 8, 2013 § Application Lifecycle Management CodeTalk Coming Soon § From Sandbox to Production Part 2 § Intro to Salesforce Mobile SDK: Building iOS Apps § Intro to Salesforce Mobile SDK: Building Android Apps § Salesforce API Series: Service Cloud APIs § Winter ‘14 Release Developer Preview
- 29. Q & A #forcewebinar John Vogt Product Manager