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An introduction to Salesforce development

Learn about the basics of developing and deploying on the customer success platform

13 articles in this collection
Written by Jason Mann

Salesforce basics

What is Salesforce?

A brief overview of the platform

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Why do users modify Salesforce?

The benefits of customising the platform

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Salesforce organizations

An overview of the different types of org within Salesforce

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Developing in Salesforce

Declarative changes

Making changes to orgs via the UI

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Code changes

Making changes to orgs by writing code

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The roles of Salesforce admins and developers

Common tasks carried out by users working on the platform

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Metadata versus data

The key differences between configuration data and records

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Why do users perform deployments?

Why users deploy, how deployments work, and the challenges they pose

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Change sets

An overview of change sets

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Ant migration tool

How to deploy changes with the Ant migration tool

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The metadata API

A brief introduction to the Salesforce metadata API

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Salesforce release management

An introduction to Salesforce release management

What it is and why you need it

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The three stages of release management

Finding the right level of process and complexity for your business

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