Application Lifecycle Management and DevOps

Salesforce Platform FoundationsApplication Lifecycle Management and DevOpsHow Salesforce teams move changes safely from idea to production: development models, sandbox strategy, Metadata API deployments, validation and quick deploy, test levels, destructive changes, DevOps Center, a complete GitHub Actions pipeline with JWT and delta deployments, unlocked and 2GP managed packages, branching, rollback and the DevOps tool landscape.Advanced · about 90 minutesWhat you will learn

Compare org-based and package-based development and choose a model for a team

Design a sandbox strategy with refresh, data seeding and masking

Deploy with the Metadata API via the CLI, including validation, quick deploy, test levels and destructive changes

Explain DevOps Center pipelines and work items

Build a GitHub Actions pipeline with JWT auth, PR validation, delta deployments and deploy-on-merge

Create and version unlocked and second-generation managed packages with dependencies and ancestry

Choose branching and rollback strategies and navigate the Salesforce DevOps tool landscape

Contents

The lifecycle

Development models

Sandbox strategy

Deployment mechanics

DevOps Center

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Packaging

Branching strategies

Rollback strategies

The Salesforce DevOps tool landscape

Best practices

Common pitfalls

Hands-on exercises

Key takeaways